Costly Mistake #7: Playing Small

Many times we have big goals but yet play small. Seems contradictory and it is. If you want to hit the ball out of the park, you have to be willing to stretch outside your comfort zone.

As human beings, we prefer to stay in our comfort zones. After all, it is comfortable. But it doesn’t necessarily make us happy. Many people are comfortable but unhappy or dissatisfied. Why do you think so many people stay in marriages that are not working, or in jobs that they dislike?

Almost everything we have ever done was uncomfortable the first time we did it. From the first time you walked, to the first day on a new job to the first date with the person you ended up in a relationship with to the day you attracted your first client.

After a while these things then became your new comfort zone and were no big deal anymore. That is what there is to remember.

The second thing to remember is the thing that makes something uncomfortable is the thoughts we make up about it in our mind. Yes, usually those are the negative thoughts of what if I fail?, get rejected? make a mistake?, get humiliated, etc.? It is that thought that makes us uncomfortable, not the thing itself.

So to move forward on something that seems uncomfortable, start shifting your thoughts about it and how you want it to go. Start seeing it happening in your mind in a way that makes you smile. And last but not least, get support. Unconditional support is the most important thing you can have to help you stretch outside your comfort zone faster and more often so you can attain those clients and goals you’ve been wishing for.

Well, that brings us to the end of our mini-ecourse. I hope you have gotten tons of value and have started applying these principles to your life. It takes practice, practice, practice.

So be patient with yourself and remember that in each moment you have a new opportunity to shift your mind, shift your actions and do things differently.

It is never too late.

The next lesson will bring you some ideas for what you can do next to keep moving forward.

Stay tuned...