How To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone — ASAP!

Over the past few years, I have observed that anytime I do something outside of my comfort zone, I get exponentially rewarded for it.

Anytime I do something outside my comfort zone in any area of life, I get exponentially rewarded in all the other areas of my life as well.

In 2021, I felt stagnant & felt like I wasn’t pushing myself enough to grow further as a person.

So I decided to start an interview series.

I began to reach out to people online who I’ve been following for quite some time & who inspired me.

Now, this was not at all comfortable for me.

These people are millionaires, very successful in their domains.

(Being an introvert I used to do everything I can to avoid social interactions; let alone talk to people who I look up to & run the risk of making a complete fool of myself in front of them.)

But I also had a lot to lose if I didn’t take this step.

I would have to compromise on my growth.

I would have to compromise on my opportunity to learn.

So weighing in the pros & cons of beginning this series, I decided that I indeed must do it.

So nervously, the next day, I sent emails to 5 people.

Very naïve, “Hey, would be great if you could come on my podcast. I don’t have an audience yet but I’ll be building one. Thanks for your time.” emails.

And what do you know?

In the same evening, I received a reply from 2 out of those 5 people agreeing to hop on a call with me.

Boy, was I crazy excited & crazy nervous at the same time!

(There’s no chickening out of this now!)

And so began my interview series — “Behind The Brilliance”.

I experienced more growth in that one week than I’d have probably experienced by reading multiple self-help books & watching all the motivational videos on YouTube.

I had to quickly get over my fear of:

- Approaching new (& highly accomplished) people

- Getting rejected if they didn’t agree to come on the podcast (which 3/5 did)

- Talking to new people & being the one in charge of holding the conversation

- Being on camera & then showing it to everyone

- Family & friends’ opinions about me & this new thing I’m trying

Sure, it took some time & lots of convincing myself that it doesn’t matter how I come across (’cause I was honestly doing it for myself).

But eventually, I got over it (had to get over it quickly!).

I moved forward with my plan, did the interviews, published them & was so glad that I did it.

(You can find them on my YouTube channel.)

Not only did I learn so much, I saw myself as a different person after that.

I felt more confident than ever before.

But, in that same week, here are some of the other (wonderful) things that happened:

- I got 3 international clients for my business

- My favourite writer online agreed to mentor me (something that I’d been trying for for 5 months)

Coincidence? Maybe.

But I would like to believe that it happened because I pushed myself intentionally.

And I had no other expectations other than to grow & expand myself.

Since then, I have tried & tested this multiple times. And it has always worked.

If you decide to embrace temporary discomfort in life for the sake of becoming better & growing as a person, you will get exponentially rewarded for it.

Because let’s face it, not many people are doing it.

In fact, most people are doing the exact opposite of this.

They are trying to hide in their comfort shell more & more each day.

But there’s no reward for that.

“Fortune favours the brave.” I believe.

Lesson: You won’t get out of your comfort zone by just ‘motivating’ yourself.

You have to decide to act on that motivation as quickly as possible.

Acknowledge that temporary discomfort is part of the process.

But the most important step is to consciously realize WHAT EXACTLY are you losing by staying in your comfort zone.

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