Posts Tagged ‘comfort’

How to Move Out of Your Comfort Zone

Most people and most organisations operate in a comfortable rut that limits their possibilities, their thinking and their achievements. If you want a more interesting life then you have to take some risks. If you want to be more adventurous in your thinking then you should be more adventurous in your activities. Deliberately push yourself out of your routine. Try things that you do not normally try. Do things… Continue reading

July 23 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: adventure, comfort, innovation, rut | 13 comments»

The Five Reasons Why You Are Not Fulfilling Your Potential.

Very few people can claim that they have achieved all that they are capable of. In the Western world most of us do moderately well. We get an education and a succession of jobs; we have some relationships that work; we are well fed; we avoid penury and destitution. We can take comfort in modest achievements. But for many people there is a nagging feeling that… Continue reading

May 12 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: achievement, comfort, discipline, fulfilment, goals, lazy, risk, self-belief, success | 26 comments»

Put yourself on the line

"Why don't you join me on the line?" Do you think I'm inviting you to get on a conference call? Is the football player in you visualizing the scrimmage line? Does 'on the line' mean anything in particular to you? The line that we're going to look at today is the line that separates risk from safety. It separates the unpredictable from the predictable. It divides security from opportunity. The… Continue reading

July 25 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: comfort, creative, risk | 1 comment»

Feeling stressed? Here are some recipes for slowing down

A handful of ideas to help you live your life and career with less stress and greater enjoyment. Always move on. “Move on.” These two simple words will save you more stress than any others I know.

Don’t dwell on your mistakes or other people’s successes. Don’t wonder “what if.” It will drive you insane. The past is past and cannot be changed. Move on.
Don’t corrupt your mind with jealousy. It

July 9 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: comfort, enjoyment, relax, stress | 9 comments»

How to Break Out of Your Comfort Zone

Over time, we all gather a set of constricting habits around us—ones that trap us in a zone of supposed comfort, well below what our potential would allow us to attain. Pretty soon, such habits slip below the level of our consciousness, but they still determine what we think that we can and cannot do—and what we cannot even bring ourselves to try. As long as you let these habits… Continue reading

January 15 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: accomplishment, breakthrough, career, comfort, habit | 31 comments»