Comfort Zone

We have this place we like to be.  We find peace and knowledge there.  We very rarely travel out of this area.  We know what to expect and there are no surprises.  It is a routine we have become accustomed to.  It is called out comfort zone.  It is nothing to be ashamed of. Some of us travel out of our comfort zone more than others.  Sometimes we discover something great because of it.  We all have traveled out of it though. 

Imagine a circle.  Imagine, in the middle of the circle is a dot.  That dot is you.  That circle was a lot closer to that dot at one point in your life.  When you are born your comfort zone is your family.  It is all you know.  You family pushed you though and had you get out of your comfort zone.  You explored and learned.  You went to school and had to venture even further out of your comfort zone. You may have not wanted to.  Maybe you were hesitant but you left your comfort zone.  This will continue into you working years.  However, at some point we just stopped.  We stopped venturing and didn't get the push, we had from others in the past, to make us expand out of our comfort zone.  All the stuff outside of that circle of comfort is opportunity.  Opportunity to advance socially.  Opportunity to advance financially.  Opportunity to advance mentally, spiritually, or physically.

Where am I going with this?  In June of 2008 I was talking to someone about improving my fitness.  I had just watched a P90X infomercial and told her I was thinking of buying it.  Little did I know, my friend was an Independent Beachbody Coach.  She told me about the Beachbody Business Opportunity and how I could get P90X for 25% off.  I was hesitant.  I had been involved in MLM's before and had failed at them. In August of 2008 I decided to do it for the discount and if I made any money off of it, then so be it.  I had taken a step out of my comfort zone.  How much did I make that first year?  $46.  Yep, that was all I made, $46.  I didn't really talk to people.  It didn't feel "comfortable."

Around October of 2009, I decided to step out of my comfort zone even further.  I started to engage with others.  I told them about the products, I told them about the coaching opportunity.  In two months, because of that, I made $750.  That is over 16 times what I made the first year with Beachbody.  It has been nothing but growth from there.  All of this because I stepped out of my comfort zone.  By stepping out of my comfort zone I have improved my health and finances.  It just took that first step into the unknown. 

Have you wanted to improve your health or finances?  Are you finding it hard to step out of your comfort zone to do it?  Message me!  You can e-mail me at coach_sean75@yahoo.com and, together, we can improve YOU!