Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
Do you have a problem doing something that is outside of your comfort zone?
For me I’ve always been a somewhat shy person…
I was the kid who always hid behind my mothers leg, holding on for dear life.
I’ve never really been the adventurous type. I like things to be safe.
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – 10 years ago
Ten years ago when when it was time to plan my 30th high school reunion I started asking around if anyone was planning a reunion. As it turned out no one from my class had gotten a committee together. So I said I would and I started looking for people to help me on the committee.
I had a really great committee and the reunion was a blast. The thing was I pretty much stayed in the background and I let the others (who were more popular in HS) run the Reunion.
I didn’t want to be the one speaking in front of everyone. So I stayed on the sidelines and watched and clapped.
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – 10 years later
Fast forward ten years…
Again no one was planning our 40th reunion. I thought to myself…”I must be crazy!”
Having a reunion is important to me. Some people don’t really care to see people they went to high school with, but for me I cherish my high school years, even though I was shy and I think a lot of people didn’t even know I existed…
So once again I started a committee for the reunion. This time we had less people willing to or able to join the committee. So there was more work for me and the other committee members to do. We did have a great committee though. We really worked as a team.
When it came time to decide who was going to MC the event I said I would do it. Thinking to myself…”What did I just do?”
One of the other committee members had written up a script from all the research that her and another member did…
She gave it to me and said OK great you can do it.:)
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – I stepped out
I’ve never been one to speak in public…
But at my 40th Class reunion I was the MC…
I stepped out of my comfort zone and I spoke in front of all my former classmates…
It felt good…
It felt like I was supposed to be there, speaking in front of a room full of people with a mic in my hand.
The funny thing is I wasn’t even nervous.
It felt right…
I know now that I can and I will speak again on a stage in front of people again.
Me speaking at my 40th class reunion
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – Conclusion
Thinking about my experience and how I have been holding myself back in life and in business by staying in my comfort zone. Taking that step out can be a hard thing to do. We think that people will judge us…
But really the only one judging us is ourselves. Most people don’t think the things we think in our own heads.
So if you have something you’ve been putting off doing because it’s not in your comfort zone…
Step out of your comfort zone and take a chance on yourself…
If you mess up, that’s OK because you tried…
The next time you’ll be better!
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog.
Deirdre Powell (Dee)
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Great post. You are an inspiration!
Thanks Jimmy appreciate your comment.
Thanks for sharing your story Deirdre in order to get out of your comfort zone when participating and being the MC at your 40 year high school reunion!
You’re welcome Danny! Thanks for reading my blog and commenting.
Deirdre,
What an awesome and inspirational. I can tell that it meant a lot to you to make sure the reunion was a success.
Stepping out of your comfort zone is stepping into your power!
Ken
Thanks Ken, it was important to me. Stepping into my power…thanks for that I didn’t think of it that way but yes…that’s what I did..thanks you for pointing it out. I appreciate you! Thanks for your comment.
Stepping out of a comfort zone is an absolute requirement to see the kind of success we dream about.
Great post.
I agree Rodney, thanks for commenting.
Thanks for such a powerful post Deirdre!
We can accomplish great things the minute
we decide to step out of our comfort zone,
an just do it. Thanks for sharing and continued
success to you!
Thanks Daphne, appreciate you comments.
well done D Powell, how I related to this – just doing a challenge which involves stepping out of your comfort zone, thanks for sharing..
Thanks Helen, it’s not easy to step out of your comfort zone, but so worth it… Thanks for your comments.
Great post Deirdre…and congratulations for making the decision to step out of your comfort zone. I’m also someone who finds it difficult to do that but I’m finding that the more I do it the easier it gets 🙂
Thanks Mary, it does get easier the more you do it. Thanks for your comment.
Good on you Deirdre. Well done on stepping up and organising the reunions. I have never been to a school reunion and I so respect people who do what you did. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thanks Sue, It was a great reunion. Had a blast! It was exhausting but worth it. Thanks for commenting.
So proud of you! Sounds like you enjoyed yourself and grew from the experience. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Carla, that means a lot…:) I had a great time…and learned something about myself so all is good…thanks for commenting.