How many times do you say ‘no’ in a typical day? A typical week? How many times do you turn down people, turn down opportunities, turn down chances to expand your repertoire? How many times do you opt out of going places or doing things? Do you ever look back and regret it afterwards? Maybe saying ‘no’ is holding you back, and maybe you don’t even realize it. Maybe saying ‘YES!’ more often could be the change you need in your life.
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10 Ways to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
“If you want something you’ve never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done.”
The comfort zone: it’s where most of us live our daily lives. Routines, safe places, a group of comrades we know and work well with, food we already know we enjoy, tasks we’ve completed before, and more. Living in the comfort zone is fine most of the time, but it’s important – crucial! – to step outside of that box every once in a while; to take chances, switch things up, take a risk or two, break one of your self-imposed rules, and just… live!
But how the heck do you do that? If you’re used to doing the same things, you’re never going to break out of that box, or even stretch it a little bit. You’re going to have to do something you’ve never done before. It won’t easy, it might make you nervous, but it will be worth it – I swear.
Uncertainty and How it Drives You….
If you don’t know what you want, you’ll probably never get it. Or you might… who knows?
Uncertainty can be crushing. It can play with your mind, throw doubt in your face and stop you from doing things that you should be doing to move forward and grow with your life. Uncertainty can also help you try new things and expand your horizons – figure it out.
Dealing with Adversity
“A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.”
We all deal with adversity at one point or another in our lives. After all, nothing is ever perfect. Difficult times come, and we’re forced to deal with them – but these moments are absolutely invaluable, and even if you can’t see it right away, there’s always something that situation will teach you.
50 Things To Do When You Need a Break
We all have those days: the work seems to be piling up at work, there’s lots of daunting tasks waiting for you at home, this fell apart, etc. Things just aren’t going your way, you’re feeling stressed out, overworked and on-edge.
Sound familiar? Well, take some time – five minutes, ten, an hour – and try completing one of the following suggestions to give yourself a break from the everyday stressors.
thoughts of Melissa 