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Everyone has a comfort zone. That place where, if a personal boundary is crossed, everything shifts on its axis. Maybe it’s something as simple as going to a movie or attending a work or social function solo. Speaking in public, making cold sales calls, raising your hand in class, learning how to dance — all of these things may be stepping over your own invisible line. This year has been the year I push the limits, step outside of my comfort zone and test the waters. So far it’s been good for me. By stretching myself, I am becoming more confident. Sometimes, if we just sit still, we become stagnant or too comfortable with the status quo. We cease to grow. For many, it may require jumping in feet first; for others, it might look like using floaties the first few times out. Personally, I try to consider the things I don’t want to miss out on and say “yes.”
Do you stretch the limits of your comfort zone?
Always The Write Time Blog 
Oct 05, 2012 @ 12:25:22
Do you stretch the limits of your comfort zone?
Writing wise I do, mostly in via story prompts.
I prefer to write sci-fi/fantasy, but when writing for a story prompt I steer clear of those genres (while still trying to keep the story creative).
Its been a great learning process. 🙂
Oct 05, 2012 @ 16:42:05
~ oh that’s wonderful that you change it up for story prompts! I think this allows us to tap into our under-used creative juices. And maybe, if we’re lucky, we’ll learn something about ourselves in the process … or find a new love.
Oct 17, 2012 @ 15:36:08
I have to change things up or else I’ll get B-O-R-E-D and that drives me cray cray.
Oct 17, 2012 @ 18:02:48
~ I used to always be more comfortable without change and a black and white existence. But over the past couple of years, I’ve opened my eyes to a bigger and more colorful world. Kind of like the whole caterpillar-butterfly thing. And I like what I see.