The Honest Truth About Your Comfort Zone
So I just released my website yesterday (May 7, 2024), open for readings!
Over the past year, I have navigated this journey intuitively.
No scripted path forward, boss telling me what to do or university curriculum telling me what to take next.
On my own I have slowly built up a friend network, a website, a newsletter, all which required me to exit my comfort zone each time.
And now, I have hit a point where the next step is to expand outward, another chance to grow beyond my current comfort zone.
(Expanding outward meaning charging clients, developing a practice, a client network, marketing new services, and talking about them with routine every day people I meet.)
You know... Basically being "public" about my business.
And right as I was starting to feel my anxiety creep up, I realized something:
The truth I wanted to share with you as I have learned it, is that your comfort zone is nothing but a momentary occasion - IF you treat it as one.
Let me explain:
We as humans cling to our comfort zones.
We allow our comfort zones to dictate what we do, how we behave, what we try.
We act like our comfort zones ARE us.
After having to constantly step out of mine over the past year, I believe we might have all forgotten that if you're growing in life, comfort zones are temporary.
and they're meant to be IF you're on a growth path.
It is not your "this is the only place I'll feel comfortable in forever" zone, unless you want to stay there forever.
You can make a choice about keeping to your comfort zone or not.
Once you extend beyond the old zone and stay in the new one for a time period, this new zone becomes an old one.
Until you decide to change it again.
And TBH, choosing to step out of it is the "scariest" part.
I know for sure that once I decided I was going to become an Astrologer... Well... sh*t felt scary for a while.
Fears of all kinds came up.
But sitting with them made me more comfortable with them and now I don't even have those same fears anymore!
Once you're at the new zone, you're there!
A year ago, I would've thought that it was impossible for me to form a community of women I don't know, create honest newsletters like these, create services and host a website.
"Putting myself out there" scared the Beyoncé out of me.
And with me releasing my website, I realized that although this does trigger my nervous system, this doesn't have to be such a grandiose event.
It is just a new step onto a new stair.
I don't have to make it any bigger than that.
I'm approaching a new zone, which will soon be my comfort zone.
So if you're dealing with this, or not, take the following with you on your journey:
You are NOT your comfort zone. It just tells you where you're at now. You can change at any time.
Your fears go away and new ones come on as you grow. This is why you should NEVER let fears stop you. They're just as temporary as your comfort zone.
You are GUARANTEED going to need to come up with strategies to tame the anxiety that comes with growing out of your comfort zone. Find the methods that work to calm YOUR nervous system.
If you're growing, comfort zones are the collateral damage. It is a Non-Negotiable. There is NO way around it (Trust me, I've tried.)
Here is to getting past your comfort zones - A NON-NEGOTIABLE on the path of growth.
I hope it helps you-- Please reach out and email me for any comments or feedback!
🩷 Molls