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Everyone has their own personal comfort zone. We all have built-in mechanisms that regulate our level of anxiety, fear, and discomfort. When we step outside our normal, existing boundaries, we begin to feel anxious. Our natural tendency is to pull back and go back to the norm.
To put this in action, try this tomorrow when getting dressed…change the order in which you put your clothes on. How did that make you feel? Felt a bit weird, huh? That’s why we typically stay within our comfort zone. When we try something new, we often feel uneasy and go back to the norm.
The downside of this is that always staying in our comfort zone can be very limiting. The world passes us by as we stagnate. Complacency, in our fast-paced competitive world, can be fatal to business and severely limit personal and professional growth. If we are not learning, trying new things and growing, our jobs and/or businesses may be deteriorating.
How To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?
Before you make any drastic changes, try something simple, e.g. shop at a different grocery store, sleep on the other side of the bed, drive home a different way, order something from your favorite restaurant that you’ve never had before, etc.
Allow your anxiety level to increase. Feel your heart rate and breathing going faster. The adrenaline is your body’s natural drug that, in moderation, makes you sharper, quicker, and more creative. It creates a feeling of excitement and exhilaration that comes from doing something new. This process can be a bit stressful at first.
Why the Heck Would We Want to Give Ourselves More Stress by Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone?
Because that’s where real personal growth takes place. Once we stretch ourselves beyond our current capabilities, we really don’t want to go backwards.
As we try new things, we gain confidence. Confidence makes us feel powerful and good. And when we are confident that we can survive new things, we allow ourselves to try even more new things.
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Warm-up:
Eischens Yoga sequence + some mobility Flow
Core 'n stuff:
1a) Turkish get-ups 3 x 5/5
1b) Knees to elbows 3 x 15
2) Windmills 3 x 8
Workout
4 rounds
40 ON/15 OFF
1) Half burpees
2) Jump rope
3) Everest climbers
4) Planks
5) High knees
Cool-down
Eischens Yoga
