Scary But Good ??
Sharon Gaskin??
Helping Freelance Trainers Find Work ?? Create & Grow Successful Businesses ??Trainer Talk Community Leader ?? Opportunity Service for Jobs ?? Find a Trainer Service for Businesses
Hope you’ve all had a fantastic week! ??
Last Saturday, I did something that felt like a bit of a push outside my comfort zone. ??
I went to a women’s coffee meet-up I found through a local Facebook group in Mumbles.
I’ve been wanting to do this for ages. After living here for four years, I still don’t know that many people!! ??
The timing couldn’t have been better. – other than dog walking I wasn’t doing anything else —so I really had no excuses!
Even though I’m the kind of person who’s happy to talk to anyone I found myself feeling a bit nervous before going. ??
Who or how many would be there? Would they be my kind of people?
When I arrived, the room was absolutely packed! There must have been about 50 women there and the noise was at nightclub-level volume.
It was a bit overwhelming at first, but everyone was lovely, and once I settled in, I felt completely at ease—apart from all the shouting to be heard, of course! ??
There’s a famous quote, “All success is outside of your comfort zone.”
In fact there are loads of comfort zone quotes… 77 of them here!
It’s so true though!
It would’ve been so easy to stay at home and avoid the potential discomfort, but pushing through that resistance is often where the real magic happens. ?
There are so many areas in our businesses where we can choose to step out of our comfort zones and really stretch ourselves, for example:
I’m sure you can add your own!
The truth is our comfort zones keep us feeling safe and secure, but they also hold us back from growth and new opportunities.
Taking action that feels a little bit scary – and surviving – builds our resilience and confidence too. I felt so proud of myself that I’d done it and it will be so much easier next time. ??
So, if there’s something you’ve been avoiding because it feels a bit daunting, maybe this is the nudge you need to give it a go!
What’s one thing you could do this week to step out of your comfort zone??
?Reply back and let me know.
?I’d love to hear from you.?
?Love from Sharon x ??
Sharon Gaskin is the Founder of The Trainers Training Company, Helping Freelance Trainers Create and Grow Successful Businesses.
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1 个月Absolutely Sharon Gaskin??. We can truly learn and grow when we step out of our comfort zone—well done! I'm not sure what mine is for this week yet. It may well be reaching out to more people on Linkedin and starting a few conversations.
Helping heart -based, soul-led business owners become recognised leading voices in the world by being in the press using an intuitive, heart-based and energetic approach
1 个月Sounds like a great week and how wonderful to make some local connections ????
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1 个月Totally agree. - we ALL procrastinate from time to time. Action however small always seems to promote a positive feeling of progress and new learning.
Helping Professional Women in business build unshakeable confidence and know they are good enough | Mentor Award | Entrepreneur Award | Speaker
1 个月Love that you ventured out of the zone! I've been talking a lot about that this week and you have hit the nail on the head!
Learning, Development, Leadership, MBTI Qualified Practitioner,
1 个月Well said Sharon