If you are leaving the comfort zone, then there is a work-life on the other side. If you keep on doing one job or work every time then there will be monotonous and boring. Try to step outside by leaving and think, without a doubt, there will be exciting things waiting for you. Learn to embrace the small things that come your way and enjoy success in the long run. The basic rule is if you aren’t where you want to be in your life, then it’s because you are not able to leave your comfort zone.
Though it seems to be easy to do the same rote job within those confined walls. But if you want to take progressive paths then you need to break free all the chains which are holding you back. Here are some helpful hints to get you out of those comfort zone at work.
Read a book
Did you ever heard of the quote “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”? Yes, this is a basic understanding. One thing great leaders have in common is thinking out of the box and challenging you to live a unique life. Besides, if you want to live a life you have never imagined, step outside and start reading books. There is a myriad of books out there which helps in improving yourself. Few of the list is
“You Are a Badass” Written by Jen Sincero. It is hilarious and inspiring. by reading it you make big changes to your life. You can take your life from facing doubts about taking risks. Overcoming them by earning money, and at last finding love. This business teaches you to become your own cheerleaders.
“How to Win Friends and Influence People“: This is a book which gives techniques to handle people without condemning or complaining is the biggest takeaway. As a leader, you will learn how to give honest feedback and sincere appreciation. In this book, there are even strategies which tell you how to make people like you.
It can be either by
- Smiling
- Being a good listener and
- Encouraging others to talk to and respect their views
Learn a new computer program
Always be on a learning mode and update yourself with the trends going outside that pertains to your field. Try it by working hard. If you’re a person who doesn’t know where to begin, start by using different applications. If the job you are working now is challenging. Moreover, there is an enhancement in any of the skills, start by engaging and while learning never demotivate yourself. Give surprises often to yourself. If you’re a UX/UI designer learn about various prototyping tools like
- Zeplin
- Figma
- Framer X
- MockFlow
- Balsamiq
and try to use a different OS like Windows, Linux, Fedora if you want to use work on multiple OS. Learn and implement different programming languages if you’re a software professional. Constantly keep on updating yourself and find alternative and improvements for your programs.
Make mistakes and learn from them
Did you ever heard of the quote “mistakes are the stepping stones for success”? Yes, exactly and many leaders who set themselves as role models has made many mistakes. For example
- Oprah Winfrey
- Ma Yun is popularly known as Jack Ma
- J.K.Rowling
- Stephen King
- Bill gates
They treated mistakes as inevitable and worked hard to learn from mistakes. Treat them as an essential part of the learning process. This approach will always make you succeed. Be proud of taking multiple chances. If one 100 gets failed, try 101 and succeed. This is called luck. If you think and stick on their other will bounce back and succeed. This is the difference between the one who sticks to the comfort zone and who leave them aside.
Conclusion
This is the era of millennials, their society is weak. They get vexed and annoyed with rain pouring outside. Moreover, they don’t want to step outside when there is a drizzle thinking they would dissolve. When there is a meeting in the office they are afraid of making mistakes and don’t share their ideas out. They are the people who get depressed and don’t aspire to get a promotion. The above points help to get out of your comfort zone and achieve the dream they are longing to see from childhood.
