Disraeli said: “what we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expect, generally occurs.”
That is the basis for this episode on our comfort zone.
Andrew and Julia discuss the comfort zone model. Quite simplistically, all of us have a comfort zone that is the area in which we feel safe and secure. And these are kind of the activities we do each and every day, and quite comfortable doing them then at the next time. level we have the growth of the learning zone.
But once we step out of our comfort zone, we move into the growth and learning zone.
And that’s where we are, we acquire new skills and we develop and effectively we expand. And then finally, on the outside ring, if you imagine this is kind of three concentric circles:
Inner ring is our comfort zone
The next ring is the learning zone
The outside ring is the fear zone
Show Notes:
Here are the highlights from this episode
- The Three Concentric Circles of the Comfort Zone (1:00)
- Using the horses to demonstrate (4:45)
- Being prepared for the unprepared (8:42)
- What gets you there wont keep you there (8:55)
- Physiological safety (9:33)
- Andrew’s training tips for public speaking (11:45)
- Confidence (12:42)
- Susan Hef quote 12:53
- Building fear quote (14:00)
- Hierarchy of needs (16:09)
- Being in the moment (18:34)
Julia Felton (aka The Business Wrangler) is the founder of Business HorsePower. Business leaders, entrepreneurs and executives hire her to accelerate their business performance by harnessing the energy of their people to work more collaboratively together. By aligning purpose with actions the team achieves exponential results as everyone starts pulling in the same direction.
Julia believes that business is a force for good and through designing purpose-driven businesses that leverage the laws of nature, and the herd, you can create businesses founded on the principles of connection, collaboration and community that make a significant impact in the world.