Comfort zone

According to PsychCentral: "A comfort zone is a psychological state in which things feel familiar to a person, and they are at ease, and in control of their environment, experiencing low levels of anxiety and stress. In this zone, a steady level of performance is possible."

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."

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:

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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.

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Articles on the benefits of taking risks in life:

• Benefit from taking risks
• Tired of playing it safe? Learn how to take risks that pay off
• Why Risk-Taking Is Required To Achieve Your Goals, Brian Tracy International
• Is Appetite For Risk Taking An Indicator Of Your Future Success?
• If You Want to Increase Your Success Rate, 2x Your Failure Rate
• The Benefits of Taking Risks, MorningCoach
• Importance of Taking Risks, South Dakota State University

Change management and comfort zones

See also: Change management

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."

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

Journal articles

• Comfort zone orientation: Individual differences in the motivation to move beyond one's comfort zone, Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 181, October 2021, 111024

See also

• Habit
• Personal development
• How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

External links

• A Psychologist Teaches Us How To Fearlessly Step Outside Of Our Comfort Zone, Forbes

• Is It Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone? How Leaving Can Spark Positive Change, Harvard University

• Expand Your Comfort Zone, WebMD

• Don’t Break Out of Your Comfort zone – Expand It!, Dale Carnegie organization, UK

• Ten Ways To Expand Your Comfort Zone, Forbes

• 18 Actionable Tips For Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Forbes

• Tips to Expand Your Comfort Zone

• Comfort Zones: An Alternative Perspective, PsychCentral

• The Pros and Cons of Comfort Zones, Walden University