Leaving your comfort zone is easy to say but rather hard to do. For most of us, it is one place we can be free from frustration, failure, rejection, or uncertainty. It is only when these walls are broken down that the true growth-personal, professional, or creative-one begins.
Why Should You Leave Your Comfort Zone?
It is secure to stay in your comfort zone, but that also limits the potential. Growth requires something, which lies in the realm of the unknown-the most potent challenge. Anything one practices embracement of discomfort shows open chances in the experiential aspect, skill, and opportunities. One may discover talents unknown to himself or develop perspectives that will transform the way he/she perceives the world. Discomfort is innovative and creative. Time and again, history reminds us of men and women, as well as organizations, who have rewritten success by choosing the road less traveled. The results of such risks not only allow people to grow but also impact their societies for a long time.
The Power of Community and Leadership always made such a difference to step into the unknown with a community of like-minded people or a stimulating leader by your side. Probably, it is in organizations focusing on the cultural and personal development of members that the itch for change is whipped up. These platforms afford the elbow room to reach for one's potentials, interact with peers, and push the limits to a safe but stimulating extent. For example, artistic expression combined with a social impact yields ventures that spur participants to face their fears, to take risks, and to innovate in how they might engage with the world. Although the names of these organizations-or even their visionaries-are not in front of people each day, their influences are felt in the lives they touch.
Lessons from the Stage maybe one of the areas where stepping out from your comfort zone is essential and transformative, where it teaches valuable lessons concerning being courageous, resilient, and adaptable. Being on the stage, this domain of vulnerability and expression, teaches the lessons learned in readiness for that minute podium. Here, people learn to defy the horrors of stage fright, learn to improvise, and communicate with many different audiences in a more meaningful and profound way. Building builds the skills needed outside of the theater-theater: confidence, sympathy, ability to think on one's feet. Whether delivering a presentation, finding yourself in interpersonal relationships, or taking bold moves in your career, the stage teaches you to handle a challenge straight-on.
Growth is a journey and not a destination. Just as every step forward, no matter how you feel about it-whether it's a success or a failure-is actually a step forward, each challenge you push yourself through will make your strength grow. Surround yourself with people who inspire and challenge you, and look for environments where exploration and creativity are encouraged.
Sometimes, it starts as a result of an encounter with a visionary leader, or an inspiring initiative that challenges every status quo. And though their influence may seem subtle, the work undertaken brings about deep changes in lives touched.
It's leaving what is there behind and stepping into infinite possibilities that lie ahead. And so, start to take some steps forward, then the journey begins.
Author
Faisal Malik
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