Man : Easy Life (Comfort Zone)

Comfort Zone

             We have grown accustom to the Comfort Zone in our living, work and social environments. It can even determine the type of friends we make or people we associate with and our life style.

Young people are very adaptable, adjusting to change in comfort zones with ease. As we age, the ability to adapt to wide-ranging comfort zones, becomes more difficult. Social prejudice narrows the comfort zone range. Our present comfort zone is in one of the following conditions.

What Are The Three Zones?

In our practicality of daily life, are divided into zones. There are three zones.

 

The Comfort Zone

It is where a lot of us live and we like being in the comfort zone because it’s comfortable, safe and no risk are involved.

Life then becomes a routine. We don’t want to take any action to get out of situation and feel complacency. We are the same person today and yesterday. Life is not exciting and we don’t gro

The Panic Zone

Characterized by severe anxiety and worry. We are constantly in a state of ‘mindless’ activity and stress.

In constant anxiety and stress and will find something to be panic and worried about. Even to the extent of creating situations to be anxious about. All issues are big issues that need attention. Accompanied by a certain amount of fear and unable to cope and handle the situation.

Life is always full of challenges and hardship but we don’t actually take any steps to make it better. Reacting to things around us. Like the comfort zone, we won’t grow.

The Learning Zone

The learning zone is characterized by a different way of handling everything. Every situation is a learning process.

Be it good or bad, right or wrong, easy or tough, left or right, up or down, yes or no, it will always be a learning experience. Challenges are looked upon a way to gain experience. “No matter what happens, I shall learn from it’.

Failure is looked upon as an opportunity to build character. Wiser today than yesterday. Life is full of opportunities, surprises and exciting to face every day.

Comfort zone and panic zone can be confused for the learning zone. Sometime we feel that that our life is getting better but in reality it is not.  We are working in the comfort zone. Essentially going over the motions, but not engaging in something new and therefore weren’t getting better. If the task at hand is boring or too easy, it’s an indication that we’re not in the learning zone.

The same apply to the panic zone as the learning zone. If you’ve ever watched someone learn to swim, they often start in the panic zone and need to be talked down into the learning zone before they can actually acquire the skills to stay above water. While the panic zone and learning zone may involve forms of “pain” and challenges, the panic zone is a place where we are lost and in the learning zone we are focused and open to new ideas.

The learning zone can also be thought of as the growth, engaged, or enjoyment zone. When we learn, there’s usually a level of engagement or enjoyment. We’re neither bored nor uneasy; we’re learning.

Be In The Learning Zone

For a great majority of our life we are either in the comfort zone or panic zone. There was no growth couple with anxiety and stress. Life became a routine with nothing to look forward to and nothing to be excited about.

Which zone do you often find yourself in?

Comfort zone

Over time, a set of constricting habits will inhibits us—trapping us in a zone of supposed comfort, well below what our potential would allow us to attain. The habits will slip below the level of our consciousness and determine what we think that we can and cannot do—As long as you let these habits rule you, you’ll be stuck.

Like tiny, coral reefs, habits start off small and flexible, and end up by building massive barriers of rock all around your mind. The water feels quiet and friendly. Outside though are rough and stormy weather with predators.

To develop yourself today, you need to work yourself outside that reef of habits that marks the boundaries of your comfort zone.

The habits that probably worked for you in the past need not necessarily work this time. Side step over them and go into the wider world of your unused potential without fears.

We are born without life instruction manual.  Helpful advice from parents, teachers and elders, mark our way in this world, doing the best we can and quite often getting things wrong. Messing up in life is no big a deal. Remember, avoiding all mistakes, you will lose life opportunities experienced.

Most of us are stuck in ruts they have dug for themselves by avoiding making mistakes and taking risks. People who never make mistakes never make anything else either. It’s time to pin down the habits that have become unconscious and are running your life for you, and get rid of them.

Understanding habits.

A portrayal of life past successes. A formed habitual, automatic behavior that you once dealt and it is successfully, trying the next time and found it worked again.

That’s how habits grow and becomes so useful. To move away can cause unhappiness and workplace blues, as most of the habit has been ingrained. These habits are going to block you from finding new and creative ideas. No new ideas, no learning. No learning, no access to successful change.

           a         .    Break Out of Your Comfort Zone and Live a More Exciting Life

           b         .    Ideas that can help you get out of your comfort zone.

           c          .    Face your fears. But do it in small steps.

What is holding us back in our zone of comfort is often an overhelming fear of stretching your comfort zone. Nervous socially to ask/speak to people. The fear of being rejected and others might think less of you.

  

Actions

a.  Take small steps instead. 

    Steps like first just saying “hi” to people, starting to talk more to people online and SMS messaging. Be more involved in conversations at work or in school to exercise your conversation-skills.

b.  De-sensitize yourself to social situations or whatever you are afraid of. 

     Motivating, building your courage and expanding your comfort zone in life.

          c.    Identify your fear. 

             Make a plan with some smaller steps you can take to gradually  lessen your discomfort.

          d.    Try something weird. 

                A move out of your comfort zone is to do something new.   

                Doing something weird that is out of line with your personality.

               Something that isn’t you as you are right now. 

               Something that you and/or the people close to you – wouldn’t think that you would do.

            e.     Make a new acquaintance.

This will expose your to new experiences, opinions and interests. And it’s not just about meeting new people the usual way. 

Try just picking up a biography about someone you know nothing about. Start reading a book from a writer you haven’t read before.

             f.    Take a friend with you.

           It’s often easier to not go it alone. And this applies to many situations. 

           An emotional bungee jump, socializing, a gym bring a partner.

          It will enhance your self-esteem and socializing. 

         The most popular way to get yourself out of comfort zones. 

          If you are going to socialize bring a friend, a gym-partner.

           g.    Educate yourself.

         Your comfort zone might be over protecting you from imaginary dangers. 

         Getting some good information can dissipate quite a bit of your fear 

         and nervousness.

         Do a bit internet research, read books and blogs.

         Ask someone who has been there before. 

        By reading/hearing can not only lessen negative feelings but also get some 

       very valuable and practical tips.

i         h.    Fill mind with positive memories.

          It can be fun to get out of your comfort zone. 

         Think back to the previous times when you have broken out of your comfort zone.

       Focus on the positive memories,  when you got out there, when you took a chance. 

        Actually it is fun and exciting and something new. 

      Automatically our negative experiences – or negative interpretations of events – 

        are being replayed in our minds. 

       And we forget about the positive memories and our previous, positive achievements. 

       Avoid that trap. 

     Let the good memories flow through your mind instead and let things become easier.

j        i.      Liven yourself up.

        Use Music. Listen to uplifting and motivational music.

        j.    Use Your Body.

      How you use your body affects how you feel. 

      Move in a confident way and you’ll soon feel more confident. 

      Move in an excited way and you’ll soon feel more excited.

        k.      Use Your Imagination. 

             Close your eyes. Visualize how great everything will unfold. 

             How wonderful and excited you will feel. 

            This is a whole lot more useful than seeing in your mind how everything will turn 

             out badly.

Being aware of our actions, thoughts and feelings outside of our comfort zone helps us to identify our opportunities for learning, growing and changing. Just as it becomes a habit to operate inside of our comfort zone, we can also make a conscious habit to expand our comfort zone.

Develop an action plan and strategy to continue expanding your comfort zone. Revisit this exercise with your team every three to six months to discuss personal changes and new growth opportunities.

Excerpt from  :

www.lifehack.org/articles,

sethsandler.com,

www.motivation-tools.com