Let me tell you about one of my recent experiences in London, which reminded me of how to get out of my comfort zone. If you are following my stories, you probably already know of my favorite method of public transport – The Tube or London Underground as it is known. I love The Tube and not just because it is so nice and warm! Read my article about the £9.99 heater ????.
The Lady with makeup on the train
Right back to my story… As I was traveling one day, a young lady (who happened to be very attractive) sitting opposite me, caught my attention. It was about 10am, the tube was full of people and there she was – right there, doing her make-up. Now, I’m not talking about putting on some lipstick or looking in a compact mirror to check that everything is as it should be – as we ladies like to do.
She was putting on her full make-up! “ WOW, that’s courageous!“ I thought. She looked so comfortable doing that in front of other people that I felt guilty even thinking it was an unusual place to be applying make-up. She just seemed not to care what others thought and to be honest I was probably the only person watching her – as is usual, people on the tube either stare at their phones or read something more interesting. I was watching her for two reasons as I was thinking:
- With all the bumping of the train carriage, how the heck do you put it on without ruining it?
- What brands are you using?
2 important lessons
Just joking, of course ????, I didn’t give a hoot about the brands. I was staring at her because I was amazed at her lack of self-consciousness and admiring her confidence.
She was just going about applying her make-up with a such an air of confidence as if she had been practicing for years, with no thought at all that she was doing something unusual on the tube. What an incredible woman and interesting experience in London.
I had just learned another lesson: Self-confidence and how it looks to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations. I have come quite far in my transformational journey and have been through many challenges but I am definitely not at a place where I can be as confident as that beautiful lady with make-up on yet. Not yet.
How to step out from your comfort zone
That is another reason why I love my transformational journey. It always surprises you with new lessons, new challenges, and new extraordinary people. Everyone who you meet has some hidden lesson for you.
For most people, their comfort zone is like living in the prison. It consists of their previous experiences, wrong beliefs, of „must“… „can‘t“… „don’t“… etc. Which they have accumulated during their lifetime. We tend to „train“ ourselves to be that way.
Get out of that “prison”?
So how do you get out of your comfort zone? You can do it simply by following these 3 steps:
- Become the watcher of your thoughts
- Use affirmations and positive talks because how you talk to yourself matters
- Use visualization – for example, create clear images of who you want to be, what you want, etc. and put it down in writing
- Change your behavior – your habits and here a great book how to do so.
Maybe you are not so brave to change your behavior straight away. I wasn’t either. In such case I recommend you to start with affirmations and creating clear images of who you want to be, where you want to be, what do you want to do.
For example start by creating your ideal day. How do YOU want it to look like? Download my clarity guidance here.
One step at a time
This is exactly how I started. I was a very shy person only a few months ago. And by practicing affirmations and visualizations on a daily basis I reprogrammed my mind. And from then it was very easy and natural for me to act differently as taking actions was just a next logical step for me.
Choose at least the one technique at the beginning and in a couple of months later you will see your results. It all starts with taking one tiny step at a time. It is important to remember that no matter where you start, how far you have come or how comfortable you are with yourself, it is about growing. The minute you feel comfortable you stopped learning.
So get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
P.S.: If you want to know how and where to start with your transformation click here. You will discover a completely different level of clarity, confidence and fulfillment in your life.
