{"id":5871,"date":"2014-12-14T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T23:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recruitloop.wpengine.com\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2016-03-01T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T21:54:03","slug":"why-you-should-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/why-you-should-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Get Out of Your Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have known Marty Wilson for a few years now. I think his writing style is terrific &#8211; he&#8217;s the\u00a0author of the bestselling &#8216;<em>What I Wish I Knew&#8217;<\/em> series\u00a0; he&#8217;s an inspirational speaker; and I know his stories and messages certainly ring true for anyone running their own business.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So please sit back and\u00a0enjoy Marty&#8217;s talk on &#8216;<em>Why You Should Get Out of Your Comfort Zone<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Y-HujZ-YYo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Transcription:<\/p>\n<p>As someone who speaks about change week in week out, I often get asked the question \u2018<em>Why would I even want\u00a0to get out of my comfort zone<\/em>? <em>By definition, when I\u2019m in there, I\u2019m comfortable<\/em>!\u2019 There are two reasons why constantly trying new things that challenge and unsettle you is really good for you.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who talk about change management only focus on the first one, that life is more interesting and engaging when you try new things. Variety is the spice of life.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s true. But many people are very, very,\u00a0<em>very<\/em>\u00a0happy sticking with what they know.<\/p>\n<p>Mountains of psychological research has proven that we are all far more motivated by avoiding pain than we are about moving towards pleasure. That\u2019s why so much advertising and media is based in fear.<\/p>\n<p>So the second reason to get out of your comfort zone is that \u2013 in the long term \u2013 life is less painful when you do.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter how desperately hard we try to stay in our comfort zone, every 2-5 years, life will come a long and slap us <em>way<\/em>\u00a0out of our depth <em>anyway<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it is through tough financial circumstances, a relationship breakdown, the death of a family member, all our lives have these cataclysmic events that happen from time to time. It\u2019s part of being human. We simply cannot avoid it, so we may as well prepare ourselves to handle it well.<\/p>\n<p>Constantly seeking little bits of new inoculates your brain to better handle the huge times of change that the human condition will inevitably throw at you over a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>And truth be told, we live in the west. And if we compare our lives with those of people in some of the troubled hotspots in the world, things aren&#8217;t so bad. I read recently that if you have money in the bank, in your wallet <em>and<\/em>\u00a0in a little saucer by the bed you\u2019re in the top 4% of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>So we may as well <em>choose<\/em>\u00a0some regular time out of your comfort zone \u2013 for the positive reasons that variety really is the spice of life and it really is the only way to move towards our goals. But also because little bits of regular adrenaline help us better handle those giant events we all have from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Marty Wilson is the author of the bestselling <em>What I Wish I Knew<\/em> series and international conference speaker. Check out his\u00a0video series on taking the fear out of change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Why would I even want to get out of my comfort zone? 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