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Turning off your brain's autopilot and destroying your comfort zone is the key to a rewarding life. Here's how to do it:

Mel Robbins: How to stop screwing yourself over

Mel Robbins: How to stop screwing yourself over

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We don't give ourselves enough credit, but we've been stepping out of our comfort zones most of our lives, sometimes begrudgingly. From making new friends to finding new interests, we've often found them by stepping out of our comfort zones. As we grow older, familiarity becomes comforting, but stepping out of our comfort zones can feel overwhelming. To step out of your comfort zone regarding something, you can ask yourself, “What is the worst that could happen if I do this?” Maybe it’s just that you may be slightly uncomfortable for a bit. Then ask, “What’s the best thing that could happen?”

Hemant Rangan

Programme/Sr. Project Manager, Author, Cultural Unifier, Founder - Inderact Ltd

1w

Refining and accelerating the blind chase of wants. Let us forget all about the nobility of sacrifice, the bitter sweetness of unrequited love, the whole gamut of emotions that shape character, the joy of giving, the peace of contentment, the selflessness that makes us humane and human, and be selfish and chase our wants. Let us celebrate the one act for which we bear no responsibility whatsoever - our birth. Let us eradicate the word ‘humility’ from our vocabulary. And incidentally, those who wish to build a hospice might not be doing it ‘selfishly’. It does appear that the esteemed presenter has been spared until now, the curveballs of life. TED. Is this what the world really needs? We have enough of it already.

Marc Schroeter

Strategic Appreciative Leadership propelling agile Product, Business Development | Digital Growth Transformation, AI | Engineer, Innovation, R&D, MINT, Filtration, Membrane, Optical Measurement

2w

so true! Every one of us needs the force to overcome routine, and get out of our comfort zone. Imagine that with this behavior change we all could build the society we dream of and solve the big challenges we face in our world today!

Daniel GESLIN

Gestionnaire b.de données. Nobody's perfect, you just need to understand that we can do our best because we will never be perfect for others, but we can be more perfect than we think!

2w

Not completely agree, Isn't the comfort zone also a refuge zone. Whatever we do in our life we should be constantly moving and our environment perhaps does it or reminds us of it. If I had to use a metaphor, it's a bit like a car race, it doesn't matter if we win it or not. We learn and at the next car race we will be enriched with experiences. But we may go off the road before we need to stop (comfort zone...a bit obligatory). Getting rich for me also means understanding that the pressure of car racing is not an end in itself, you can slow down so as not to miss the important things. Because getting rich also means being interested in what you risk missing! But we must also understand that this should not lead to routine!

Rafal A.

Student in Mechanical Engineering

2w

wonderful speech

Absolutely! Stepping outside your comfort zone can lead to amazing growth and experiences!

Claudia Caceres

Fisioterapeuta en Fisiobit

2w

Useful tips

Fundile Nondumiso Cebekhulu

"Passionate English Researcher | Master's Degree Candidate | Community Volunteer | Ready to Make a Difference"

2w

Useful tips

Chantale Sarangi

People oriented, Excellent communication skills

2w

Good point!

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