You have to stretch yourself to get to the really good stuff that lies outside of your comfort zone. Most people never get to see how good the network marketing lifestyle is because they never stretch their comfort zone.
The thing is, when you get out of your comfort zone, you are actually stretching your comfort zone so that whatever once made you uncomfortable, becomes comfortable. You are growing.
Here are a couple tips for expanding your comfort zone:
- 1. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – That is an expression we often hear but it is a good place to start. You don’t have to jump in the deep end into the most fearful things but start with small things that make you feel uncomfortable. As you grow, you will be stronger and more confident to take on bigger things.
- 2. Make a Plan – Take notice of the way you feel about certain things. Make a plan with smaller steps that will help you expand your comfort zone in that area.
For example: In the beginning of my network marketing career I had a fear of being a leader. I was more comfortable being a follower but in network marketing, you must be a leader if you want to be successful. When you first start out, you have a very small group so it’s easy to take small steps. Part of my plan for overcoming fear of leadership was to learn everything I could about network marketing, leadership and my company. - 3. Increasing In Knowledge – This is a very important part of expanding your comfort zone and it should be a priority in your plan for success. As you learn, you apply those things to what you already know.
Going back to the fear of leadership issue: I read books and listened to audios on things related to leadership and success in network marketing. I also hung out with leaders by going to meetings and events and talking to them, getting on conference calls and subscribing to their newsletters so I could observe them in action. As I learned things, I was always thinking about how I could use this information to help my downline. That is what a leader does, learn, apply, then share with the team.
As I grew in experience and knowledge, my leadership skills grew. I am still growing and expanding my leadership skills and my comfort zone. It doesn’t have to be scary. Just start where you are. Take the first steps and keep expanding. - 4. Use Your Imagination – See in your mind’s eye the place you want to be. Visualize how you want your future and your business to look. A little visualization should be in your plan every day. It helps you look beyond the things going on today and keeps you fixed on the goal.
- 5. Do Some EFT Tapping – EFT can be helpful in all kinds of ways to remove negative blocks and enhance the law of attraction.
Try tapping along with the Tapping Session below on being Confident Outside of My Comfort Zone:
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Good post Melodie. I am particularly interested to find out more about EFT. This is knew to me. I will have to make sure I do it in private, and not on the train :).
I totally agree about knowledge increasing confidence. I can relate to that as when I was a teacher, I realized the more I knew, the more confidence I had to be in front of large groups. Now, I am so relaxed in front of large groups…..if I am speaking on a topic I know a lot about.
Love this Melodie. The biggest thing for most people is FEAR. I have worked with some of the methods you have shown here and seen a big difference in how I think and do things. I still have some way to go, but there is only one way for me and that is forward.
Thank you for your insight
Barrie
That’s true Barrie. Fear is a big block for many people. Once you get past one fear, you grow stronger for the bigger ones.
Feel the fear and do it anyway used to be one of my key phrases. I’ve been doing it for so long now I just forgot that phrase! Great tips. Sometimes we are too comfortable in our ‘safe’ place, sometimes that ‘safe’ place isn’t really that safe but at least it’s familiar.
Enjoy the journey.
That’s one of my key phrases too Mandy. If we let our fears get in the way we can’t make very good progress.
Hey Melodie, making a plan works for me every time! Especially when I split the large chunks into smaller ones that can be easily tackled, I find it much easier to get myself out of the comfort zone and get things done! Thanks for the wonderful post.
Thanks Melodie. I am enjoying your tapping. I have a new friend here locally and she is going to do some tapping with me tonight. Your birds in the background had my dog running around and looking for something here. Thanks for sharing!
I’m glad you are tapping Beverly. It is such a helpful tool.
I believe that we get nowhere if we don’t challenge ourselves as human beings every now and then. Stepping outside your comfort zone is something that faces everyone, yet far too many people back away from the challenge. Hopefully your post will help
Thanks
Mike
That’s for sure Mike. Challenging ourselves is how we grow.
Great post Melodie and some great tips. I know I have still to get out of my comfort zone on a few things but feel I am getting there. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Merle. I think we all have areas we are working on. 😉
Hi Melodie,
Push gently into the uncomfortable. Make it a habit. Do it everyday. Each time you shrink back, you develop a habit of seeking the comfortable. Bad news, because no growth occurs here. Awesome tips.
Plans create order in the mind. Dealing with uncomfortable situations – which seem disorderly – becomes easier with a firm plan held in mind. Progress, embrace the low energy feelings, slice through resistance and prosper.
Thanks Melodie!
Ryan
Hi Melodie,
I agree with all the points for moving beyond your comfort zone, except for the first one. As an EFT practitioner, I teach my clients to eliminate the fear with tapping and then do it.
What are your thoughts on this?
I do agree with that Madonna but many don’t use EFT. I was one who didn’t know EFT in the beginning of my career so I just faced the fear. Today I teach people how to release the fear with EFT.
FEAR has been explained as Fantasized Experience Appearing Real. Sometimes what we are afraid off, might never happen. Planning helps in moving out of the comfort zone. I was scared of adding strangers as friends on Facebook BUT I’m out of that zone now as I have made new friends and colleagues in this journey.
I would like to learn more about EFT – sounds interesting. I like the bit about being able to speak to people about my business.
Melodie, this article is for me. Thanks
I agree Yetunde. Usually the things we are afraid of never happen. EFT really helps release fears. I wrote an article: What is EFT and How Can it Help Your Network Marketing Business. It explains how EFT works in the body.
Melody,
I am so glad I finally go over here to see what you are going. This is absolutely brilliant! Tapping just plain works, and I am so grateful to you for teaching, showing and being this awesome example. This will change lives.
To Your Peace and Prosperity,
David H. Paul
the Follow Your Bliss guy
Thanks David. Tapping is one of my favorite secret weapons. 😉
Excellent tips fo stepping out of your comfort zone. Personally, I love the expression, “Do the uncomfortable thing until it become comfortable.” It’s not until we get uncomfortable or reach out of our comfort zone that we begin to grow and expand. Thanks for sharing the tapping clip. That’s new for me.
Hi Melody,
I thought I would pay you a visit! It’s been a while and great to see how your blog has grown! I’ve been hearing a great deal about EFT and found the video helpful!Thanks! Wishing you well, Lesly
The fear of rejection still rules alot of Networkers lives. I believe it is when we step out and do the unknown that greatness will come. It is called taking the leap of faith!
Gary
Theses are all great tips. I have found that our best performance is when we take ourselves out of our comfort zones. It is not easy to get out one’s comfort zone.
What has worked for me is to put things in perspective of what is really the worst that could happen. Too often the real worst that can happen is not that bad. Our fears lie to us about things that will likely never happen, and as long as we can see past our fears and get out of comfort zone, we put ourselves on a path to success.
That’s true Kevin, and we get more and more comfortable as we do things that feel uncomfortable. We grow. 😉
Loved this EFT video. Thanks for the script too. I have started doing this regularly thanks to you! I am reading the book Feel the Fear and do it anyway. A great book and I am learning so much!
Awesome book.
Hey Melodie,
Love that saying…. Feel the Fear and do it anyway. As well as the book that bears the same name. We can all use a lesson for this idea and just frickin’ get things done in our lives that move us towards our dreams. EFT was introduced to me about 8 years ago from my natural path doctor. What a blessing it has been in my life. Those of you how are having blocks in any area can utilize these techniques to make it through. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
Great Post. With today’s technology, we need to be very flexible. It’s not enough that we are good with the things we usually do. We should also be good in the things we don’t usually do.
Very true. Things are always changing. We need to change and grow.