I just listened to some great advice from a podcast “Venture Voice” Show #43. It talks about Fred Seibert who brought Hannah Barbara back from the brink of failure. In the podcast he talks about “making yourself uncomfortable”. I thought this was a great idea. What better way to improve yourself, except to push your boundaries and what you’re capable of?
Generally I like to stay comfortable in what im doing. it’s safe. i’m in control and everything around me stays within my control. But staying like this doesn’t help me grow in any way. I’ve started to implement this and have seen small changes already. A main thing i’ve seen is my health improve as i’ve started to make myself uncomfortable by working out! :).
A friend of mine who came across this philosophy at about the same time has started putting himself in situations that he would normally not do! And wow, has it worked wonders for him! He’s even competing in an Architectural challenge for his company! I think its awesome.
The biggest hindrance for me is my ego. Putting myself in uncomfortable situations can be quite a blow to my self esteem. I’m trying hard to get over this and hopefully, something great will come out of this!
If anyone has any great stories about this, i’d love to hear them to use as my own inspiration!
