Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone

Even though we are presented with many choices throughout the day, invariably we fall back on what is comfortable for us. Whether it is in your personal or professional life, our comfort zone is the area in which we live 99% of the time. However, to truly grow in all areas of your life, it is important to step outside of your comfort zone, and experience what I like to call "The Red Line".

Picture yourself driving in your car. Look at the tachometer. Most of us never reach the "Red Line" area - it's a little uncomfortable to run the car at that high a revolution. Think of your life and what you do in relation to the tachometer in your car. Do you stay idle in the 1000-2000 RPM area? Do you push yourself to the "Red Line"?

From studying and working with various speakers and authors, I have realized that doing things that are uncomfortable makes you grow faster. If you are comfortable doing something, it is easy for you and you probably already have it mastered. However, what is now comfortable was probably at some point in your life uncomfortable. What does this mean? Very simple. If something you do today is uncomfortable, it is in your "red line" area, chances are the more you do it, the easier it will become. It will no longer be uncomfortable for you, it will be easy.

If you are looking to truly grow in your business, take this concept and really apply it. Let's take a home based business for example. Most people who start a home based business end up quitting. One of the main reasons is they stop too soon, or they are uncomfortable doing something, so they quit. Well, if you understood the "red line" process, you would know that even though making those phone calls, or talking to those cold prospects, or explaining your business to people, although uncomfortable at first, would tend to get easier and easier. The challenge is what is uncomfortable is difficult to do over and over again -it's not fun when it's uncomfortable, so we go back to our old ways of doing things - and things NEVER CHANGE. For things to change you have to change.

Here is my challenge to you. Find one area in your business and in your personal life that you would like to change. For business, it might be a new prospecting method. For personal, it might be a new workout routine or eating habits. Do one thing everyday that makes you uncomfortable. Repeat this process for 30 days and watch what happens. Not only will you grow in the areas that once made you uncomfortable, they will become habits, and you experience a whole new level of growth.

As entrepreneurs, we do things every day that challenge us and make us uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable leaving my job to become a full time entrepreneur - but would I have grown as fast if I had kept my W-2 job? Not likely. Entrepreneurs are the pace setters, we are the ones that show others what is possible. Expand your thinking, expand your comfort zone - take your life to the red line. Life truly begins at the end of your comfort zone.

About Adam Packard

Adam is President of Packard Success Partners, a group of entrepreneurs who teach relationship marketing all over the world. Adam coaches people to become entrepreneurs and to create the lifestyle they desire - to find out more, or to join in the crusade, visit http://www.CoachYouToFreedom.com. Adam also teaches people how to implement relationship marketing into their business, and speaks to groups all over the country. To learn more about how to implement relationship marketing into your business, visit http://www.resultsgroupcards.com

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