Comfort Zone Shakeup

“Being creatures of habit, we tend to stay within our comfort zones. Our comfort zones create barriers to our growth. As we attempt to make progress in our lives, this tendency can inhibit the realization of our visions.” – Dale Carnegie

Is it time for a shake up? Consistent patterns produce consistent results. If we want new results we need to do something different. Sometimes we get so comfortable that we no longer seek change events. Our bodies and minds will adapt to our present circumstances. In fact, we are so good at adaptation that within 6 weeks of a change event, the event becomes normal to us. For example, think about the last time you moved in to a new house. It likely lost it’s ‘newness’ within about 6 weeks. It became your home, making it seem as though you had always lived there. Or perhaps you bought your dream Mercedes, and before you knew it, it was no longer a “Mercedes” its just your car.

Change pushes us out of our comfort zone which causes growth. Why does going out of our comfort zone cause growth? It forces us to pay attention. It is only when we pay attention that we see new opportunities for growth and fulfillment. When we experience change our brain actually creates new neural connections. The more neural connections we have, the smarter we become, or more accurately, our ability to associate increases which therefore increases the probability of us accessing innovative solutions to our challenges.

Get out of your comfort zone by doing something different. Different promotes attention; attention creates new neural connections; increased neural connections increases intelligence. You do not have to think much if you do the same things day in and day out. If you are not embracing new ideas and experiences your brain is decaying. There is no such thing as the status quo in nature, systems are either growing or decomposing. Nothing stays the same. If you stay in your comfort zone you are rotting.

Comfort Zone Shakeup tips:

• - Commute to work a different way (you may discover something new )
• - Take a class unrelated to your profession (acting, drawing, cooking, Spanish)
• - Read a book outside your normal genre
• - Work only 4 days a week but don’t allow productivity to suffer (re-discover effectiveness)
• - Start work 90 minutes earlier
• - Leave the office at 3pm for a week
• - Travel abroad
• - Move to a new part of the country
• - Do something Artsy
• - Work a new sales process like The Champion Path
• - Take your top clients surfing, horseback riding, skeet shooting, cooking (uniqueness guarantees mental shelf space)
• - Start a new company (your mind will grow immensely)
• - Go on a country wide promotional tour in a rolling RV billboard (Our comfort zone shakeup along with our new company RevenueBlitz.com )

Do something different your brain and business are begging you!

Be wonderful,

Ken