Change just might mean stepping outside of your comfort zone

I seem to use wry humour, or is it sarcasm? a lot. Hence the title of this blog post.

I think it comes of a natural inclination to want to make people, and especially myself challenge the way they think. To look at things differently.

When we think of change, whether we welcome it or not, I think everyone understands that it will involve some degree of stepping outside their comfort zones. That may be an exciting, adrenalin-producing event. or it might be a huge challenge, weighty and difficult.

One reason may be that in changing, in aiming for a different way of doing things, or different outcomes, we need to take on different ways of thinking, of subconsciously doing.

If I am right-brained, creative and impulsive, then I suspect dieting may be incredibly difficult. That especially applies if the success of dieting involves deliberate goal setting and carefully designed and executed programs and discipline.

If I am shy, introverted and lacking in social skills then networking for my business may be a weighty challenge.

So change may involve deliberately trying to change those thinking/doing patterns and skills. Maintaining a rigid discipline over my eating habits, or developing people skills. Does that sound like stepping out of a comfort zone?

It sure does - to me anyway.

But to bring in the excitement and motivation, maybe the goal needs to be the focus rather than the change ...