Wednesday Wisdom: Beyond the Comfort Zone

Wednesday Morning, Wednesday Wisdom, Inspiration for Women Entrepreneurs, Female Business Owners

If you had to answer this question, what would you say? “When was the last time I pushed myself past my comfort zone personally or professionally to accomplish a new feat?” Isn’t it true that in life and business, we feel much better living in the status quo? Sometimes, we don’t realize we have become complacent until one day we sense an urge to step outside of our comfort level into something new.

As a woman entrepreneur, I felt that way when I opened the doors of my first and second companies, applied for big monetary sponsorship support, hired my first part-time employee, and opened up my business horizons to a state-wide network of new businesswomen. Comfort zones only become comfortable after we sit in the luxury of familiarity long enough. It appears that what is new becomes old, and what is old pushes us to want new again.

We might feel this way personally when we approach a major birthday milestone or see friends around us settling into new opportunities. The only way to scratch the itch of an interest brewing inside is to jump in feet first and see what happens. The “jump” often opens us up to a whole world of new experiences, people, and lessons we couldn’t have predicted if we didn’t move out of our comfort zone.

The hardest thing to do when embarking on a new initiative is to trust it will deliver you to a new and better place that will advance your life. It is the same thing in business. We know when activity is slowing down, customers aren’t coming back, and once popular efforts aren’t producing the same results, it is an indication we have gotten too comfortable.

Today’s Wednesday Wisdom should inspire you to ask yourself, “What is beyond this current level of comfort in my personal or business life; how can taking a new risk, making a positive change, or stepping forward into the unknown dramatically change me for the better?” Just like when Monte Hall of Let’s Make a Deal asked a contestant, “What door do you want to claim your prize,” we need to ask ourselves what door will we open to receive our own new prize.

I guarantee behind any new door is a burst of new energy, golden opportunities, and amazing new people to meet. I hope you blast right through the door of your choice and join me on the other side ready to get out of the comfortable and into a new unknown….which will eventually become our favorite new normal.