Comfort zone

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According to PsychCentral: "A comfort zone is a "behavioral state within which a person operates in an anxiety-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviors to deliver a steady level of performance, usually without a sense of risk.”[1][2]

Having a growth mindset increases a person's comfort zone. According to Western Governors University: "A growth mindset means that you thrive on challenge, and don’t see failure as a way to describe yourself but as a springboard for growth and developing your abilities. Your intelligence and talents are all susceptible to growth. Dr. Carol Dweck of Stanford University first talked about the power of mindset nearly 30 years ago. Carol Dweck and her team became interested in the attitude of students when it comes to failure. After studying the behavior of students and children, the term “growth mindset” came about. Simply put, this mindset means that you believe in your ability to become better through hard work, and help from others."[3]

Having an achievement orientation and goal setting increases a person's desire to expand their comfort zone.

Making small changes over time is one strategy to expand one's comfort zone as it gets the process of change started (See: Kaizen).

The article Benefit from taking risks states:

“ You never really know what you're capable of until you push yourself outside of your comfort zone. When you take risks, you learn more about your strengths and weaknesses. This self-knowledge can be invaluable in both your personal and professional life.

Taking risks can lead to new opportunities.

If you're always playing it safe, you're likely to miss out on new opportunities. Sometimes, the only way to get what you want is to go for it. Even if you don't succeed at first, taking risks can open up doors that you never would have thought possible.[4]

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Character development: Strong character vs. easy life

See also: Character

  • You can't have an easy life and a strong character - "The statement "You can't have an easy life and strong character" suggests that building a strong character is often achieved through facing adversity and overcoming challenges, while an easy life, characterized by minimal hardship, might not provide the necessary experiences for character development. It implies that these two concepts are often mutually exclusive."

Benefits of stepping outside your comfort zone

How to get out of your comfort zone

See also: Growth mindset and Risk and Risk management and Habit and Goal setting and Courage and Self-confidence and Self-efficacy and Self-management and Emotional intelligence and Self-regulation and Social influence and Social networking and Self-motivation

Articles on getting out of your comfort zone:

Articles on the benefits of taking risks in life:

See also: Risk and Risk management

Risk reward framework:

Change management and comfort zones

Change, such as the changing of the seasons, is constantly occuring around us.

See also: Change management and Change and Self-motivation

Change management is a systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of a person's/organization's goals, processes or technologies. The purpose of change management is to implement strategies for effecting change, controlling change and helping people to adapt to change."[5]

Approximately 80% of organizational change attempts fail and it is often lower for individuals.[6] Having a sense of urgency and having a sufficient speed of change to overcome organizational inertia is a key to effective change management.[7][8]

Success breeding complacency

Below are articles on how success can lead to complacency:

Journal articles

Book

See also: Books about having a winning mindset

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ How to Leave Your Comfort Zone and Enter Your ‘Growth Zone’. PositivePsychology.com
  2. ↑ Comfort Zones: An Alternative Perspective, PsychCentral
  3. ↑ What is a growth mindset? 8 steps to develop one., Western Governors University
  4. ↑ Benefit from taking risks
  5. ↑ Change Management
  6. ↑ A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas
  7. ↑ Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation, McKinsey & McKinsey
  8. ↑ A sense of urgency - The secret ingredient of successful changes | Brigita Tomas
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