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Jumping Out of Your Comfort Zone
Last month, I posted an image that was a declaration to those waiting to be ready to take action, to go for it now. In following up on that, I want to ask you to take a challenge this week. Do one thing that’s out of your comfort zone. And if you feel like it, share it here!
As for me, today, I assembled a side table that I recently bought at Crate & Barrel. This kind of thing is hard for me. I was glad there was no one watching for they would be rolling with laughter as I tried to make sense of the instructions and use a wrench. What would probably have taken someone else 15 minutes took me an hour and a half. But I did it. And the table is great!
Mural in Paris by Strøk
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Kudos to you! And instructions often leave out the things I have questions about (especially IKEA instructions ).
And I’ll take you up on your challenge, though I have to think about this first. I have a week, after all.
Game on, Petra.
Kudos to you. I can remember putting together a TV cart (remember those). Half wY thru the instructions said “have your helper….). Looked around for my “helper” and laughed. I did get it put together!
Yesterday, I ran into the handyman who does a lot of work for people in my building. I was telling him my experience of assembling the side table. And he said that he hates doing that kind of thing. That made me feel so much better.
I did this, this week!
I rented a kayak, and went out on Lake Tahoe and paddled around by myself. I’ve never *been* in a kayak and the last time I paddled in a boat, I was in elementary school 🙂
It was awesome and I’m already looking for the next opportunity to do it again!
That’s amazing. Had you been thinking about kayaking for awhile?
Can I count something from last week? I went to a professional conference WAY outside of my zone. Among other uncomfortable-to-me things, it involved theatrical role-playing with a bunch of extroverts equipped with rhetorical fireworks and a general feeling of having NO IDEA what was going on. I wish I could say I had a great growth experience, but the jury’s still out on that. Mostly, I’m just thrilled to be back at home!
That’s a vivid description, Ehm. Sometimes “there’s no place like home” is enough of a win.
The cord to my sewing machine hasn’t had great connection and yesterday it finally bit the dust. I have some things that I need to finish sewing today, so was impatient to fix the problem immediately rather than order a new cord and then wait several days. I could tell that the problem with the cord had to do with one small patch where the current wasn’t flowing. So I went online and watched several you-tube videos on how to repair an electric cord. Armed with an exacto knife and electric tape, I actually fixed the cord myself! I am so amazed, it seemed like a repair that was WAY out of my realm of capabilities. Although actually it was quite simple, nothing I’d need a Journeyman’s for. And it’s such a relief to have the problem fixed.
That’s incredible. Has this given you the confidence to tackle something like this again?