Five Ways to Expand Your Comfort Zone

Expanding your comfort zone isn't quite the sameto enjoy playing it either. You also need to
as building self-confidence. However, the two doconsider honestly whether or not you are a team
fit together rather nicely. The one begets theplayer. You might be better off learning to rock
other. So many people feel stuck in a rut... boredclimb rather then to play flag football. Whatever
from a routine that is safe and comfortable butyou choose, commit yourself to learning it
not very exciting. Fear of falling flat on your facecompletely and be safe.4) Compliment three
or of looking foolish stops you from reaching outstrangers each day for a week. This isn't the
beyond that cozy little life you've created forsame as public speaking. This is private speaking.
yourself. If your goal is to expand your comfortIn order to do this one correctly, you have to
zone, then you must think positive while doingbecome fully aware of the people around you.
these. Remember that nothing really bad canYou'd be amazed at just how many strangers
happen to you if you are smart in how you goyou pass every day. You also have to think of
about trying new things. It's all just newgenuinely nice things to say. It's not enough to
adventures. Become like a curious child and havesimply speak to three strangers, but to
some fun.1) Join Toastmasters or take a theatercompliment them forces you to think about the
class. The idea here is that you force yourself intoperson before you speak to them. We can
public speaking. By learning how to project yourrandomly say, "Nice weather we're having" to
voice and how to think clearly while on stage, youeveryone we meet. That's not really connecting
will be able to better conduct yourself in businessand concentrating on another human being. Force
and when getting your point across to others.yourself outside of your comfort zone so as to
This will build a lot of self-confidence, which willtell strangers that you noticed something good
help you to really push your comfort zone inabout them. You will make their day and your
regards to speaking out in front of others.own. You may even find yourself with some new
Everyone is always terrified at first. Publicfriends by the end of the week.5) Volunteer at an
speaking is the number one phobia in America.elderly care center, a children's cancer clinic, or an
You will be shocked to discover just how muchAIDS hospice center . They will love you for just
fun this can be. You'll get bit by the acting bug orshowing up and in conversing with them you'll
the public speaking bug before you know it. It willlearn all about people's real regrets in life. People
most likely become a new hobby that you'll lovenever say, "I really did experience too many
dearly.2) Drive home a different route every dayadventures." Instead, they almost always
for a week and shop at completely new grocerycomment on all of the adventures they denied
store. By breaking out of your normal dailythemselves. They talk of how if they had it to do
routine, you become aware of just how muchall over again... how they'd be more spontaneous
time you spend tucked away safely within yourand loving. There's nothing quite like seeing folks
comfort zone. Breaking out of your rut can be asat the end of their life to make you really
simple as trying a new restaurant or rearrangingappreciate your own. Spend some time giving of
the furniture at home. You can trade bedroomsyourself to those who don't have a lot of time
with one of your roommates or move into a newleft and you'll soon come to realize how much the
home. Go on vacation to a completely unfamiliarworld has to offer. Perhaps you will want to take
location. The idea here is to change your physicala bigger bite out of life before it's too late?All of
environment and to mix up your overall sensorythese ideas are variations on the same theme.
experiences. By forcing yourself into newYou are to practice becoming spontaneous. The
locations, you not only become aware of howwhole point of a too tight comfort zone is that
attached you are to your favorite old haunts, butyou do not give yourself room to be free, playful,
you also force yourself to see the world from aand spontaneous. You are too self-censoring and
new angle.3) Learn a new sport. This one has totoo routine for your own happiness. Once you've
be done with respect to your age and physicaltried a few things on this list, then make a list of
health. For some it could be an extreme sport like100 things that you want to accomplish before
sky diving. For others it could be learning to playyou die and start doing them. Have a wonderful
tennis or to play golf. The idea is that you againtime with this concept. There's no reason to
force yourself into meeting other people whileexpand your comfort zone so as to take on
pushing yourself physically into unknown territories.more work duties or more responsibilities. You will
You should obviously pick something that you'llhave enough of that thrust upon you in life. You're
enjoy doing and that won't hurt. If you have badgoing to do this one for your own happiness and
knees don't take up running or high impactnobody else's. Give yourself permission to expand
aerobics. If you are bored out of your mind whileyour wings so you can fly a little higher and a little
watching baseball, then you probably aren't goingfurther to see what else is out there.