| The more you progress on your personal growth and | | | | and take on more and more comfort zone |
| self empowerment journey, the more opportunities | | | | opportunities as they arose and my growth expanded |
| present themselves, and the more opportunities, the | | | | rapidly. I had never felt so confident. I was becoming a |
| more you will be confronted with getting outside your | | | | new, better version of myself. I was ready to take on |
| comfort zone. | | | | more and more. |
| Your comfort zone is just this, "uncomfortable", but | | | | Picture yourself as a circle. Everything inside that circle |
| many things that present themselves to you that make | | | | is your comfort zone. Everything outside your circle |
| you uncomfortable are usually great growth | | | | are growth opportunities. Now draw your circle. Then |
| opportunities. Growth opportunities that will expand | | | | draw ten dots in equal proportions straight up from |
| your being. The more uncomfortable you are, the | | | | your circle. These dots represent your uncomfort level |
| bigger the chance for growth. For me and many | | | | on a scale of 1 to 10. Each time you are confronted |
| others, it was public speaking. I got the opportunity to | | | | with an opportunity that makes you uncomfortable and |
| speak while building a successful network marketing | | | | you take it on, rate it on the scale of 1 to 10 and draw |
| business. The group I was with wanted me to share | | | | a new circle on that dot and add more dots upward |
| with others what had made us successful. Well, the | | | | until their are 10 above your circle again. Then you can |
| closer the day came for me to speak, the less sleep I | | | | actually see your personal growth expansion right |
| got. I was a nervous wreck the day of the talk and I | | | | before you eyes. It's a cool exercise. |
| was terrible up there in my opinion, but I got through it, | | | | The more opportunities you take on, the more aware |
| and people seemed to appreciate what I was able to | | | | you will become and pretty soon, you will be looking |
| offer. | | | | for things to expand your being and empower yourself |
| From then on I got a little better each time I was asked | | | | further. You too will see a new and improved version |
| to speak, however I am still not a great speaker, but | | | | of yourself developing right before your very eyes. It's |
| the point is by facing my fear, I feel I expanded myself | | | | a beautiful thing. Life truly does begin at the edge of |
| tremendously, and since have been able to recognize | | | | your comfort zone. |