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Stepping Outside of the Comfort Zone
We all have comfort zones, but change forces us to step outside of them
We all have those places we retreat to or that we like to snuggle up in that are familiar, comfortable, and where everything is as expected. We have comfort zones in our lives where we can operate on auto-pilot, and get along.
Of course, often these comfort zones, while comfortable, are unsatisfactory. You can be in that relationship that does not thrill you, work that job that pays the bills but does not stimulate your mind, stay in that city you’ve lived in for the past ten years but bores you, etc.
Sometimes it’s easier to just go with it. But if you desire to make a change or do something different from what you are currently doing, that’s a whole other matter.
For example, if I am going to grow as a writer, and if I want to someday be a bestselling author, so long as I choose to self-publish I also have to self-promote.
There are aspects of self-promotion that come easily to me. I can write press releases and emails and tweets and post to Facebook and LinkedIn until the cows come home.
However, when it comes time to make a call to a venue, to put myself really truly out there, I am forced out of my comfort zone. Crap, now I have to email a very specific person and sell myself…
