5 Ways To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone.
Accepting It As A Fear, But Getting Over It
Every human has a fear. Heights, small spaces, large groups of people. In my case, it’s spiders. Some of these are deep-rooted and you can’t just do without proper therapy and things, but some stuff you can just go for. I think I might be afraid of heights as well - I’ve never been on a proper roller coaster or even a plane (I know, this is WILD) to really come to this conclusion (I’ve been taking elevated trains here in NYC since I was about fourteen years old, and sometimes that scares me). However, I kind of want to go zip-lining. Also, I’d eventually like to travel to places that a train or a car can’t take me. I’m not about to hold a wolf spider in my hand any time soon, but I would love to travel somewhere other than the east coast.
Being Okay With It Not Working
Not everything we do is going to be perfect. Not everything we set out to accomplish is going to work out. That is life and a part of being human. I think sometimes we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to have a positive outcome for every single thing that we do. It’s fine to want to do well, that’s great. But just because the result we get from doing the thing isn’t as positive as we had hoped, doesn’t mean it was all for nothing. Every single thing is an experience, and we learn more about ourselves and life in general once we come out of the other end of it.
Knowing Whether You’re Good Or Bad At It Doesn’t Define You
With #2 being said, you are not a failure because something you tried failed. Do you hear that? You are not a failure. No matter what. Having the guts to go out and try something different already makes you cooler than most, and whether you like the experience or not does not mean you’re better or lesser than before you did it. It means you have one more thing to add to your life bank that you can say “Hey, I did that” to.
Having Someone To Do It With You
Accountability is another great thing that’ll get you doing new and exciting things. If you have a good friend that wants to try something you might consider wacky, think about doing it with them. If it’s a close friend you most likely already want to spend time with them. But tell them you’ll go with them on this new adventure - that’s already putting it out into the universe (and in your friend’s expectations) that you’ll do it.
Just Do It
Sometimes you really just gotta say to yourself “Fuck it, I’m doing it”. This may take a lot of courage and nerve, but if you have that, run with it. We only live once, so let’s do some weird shit that we never thought we’d do in our lives. Who knows, it might be fucking awesome.