Challenge One

As you read in my last post, I believe that getting out of your comfort zone is absolutely key to success. In order to make your difference you must learn to embrace discomfort. Getting out of your comfort zone doesn’t always require huge steps. You don’t have to get up and do a speech in front of thousands of people or quit your job to start a business to get uncomfortable, there are things that you can do every day to make a start.

So every so often I’ll set you a challenge. Something designed to stretch you a little and to get yourself a little out of your comfort zone. Something that might be just a bit of fun, but that can help you to gradually get used to doing things that make you uncomfortable. If you can master this then I truly believe that you can achieve anything!

So this week’s challenge:

Speak to a stranger.

I’m not necessarily talking going completely crazy and starting an hour long conversation with a stranger (unless it leads to that), just speak to a stranger. In Britain for some reason we generally find ourselves as part of quite an isolated society. Every day we come into contact with hundreds of people, but speak to so little of them. So this week if you’re on the bus, on the train or in a coffee shop strike up a conversation with a stranger. It could be a simple 'Good morning, how are you?' or perhaps if you're feeling particularly patriotic you could do the very British thing of discussing the weather "It's cold today isn't it". Whatever you decide to say, just go for it. It may feel weird at first, but who knows who you could end up chatting to. You may meet a new friend, business contact or even future partner. OR you might get a cold response and a grunted reply. Either way you’ve got yourself out of your comfort zone, and through continually doing that you can build yourself to be capable of anything.

Not only that but I truly believe that by being more sociable and interacting with more people on a daily basis it'll actively help you and those around you feel better. Not only that but it'll help increase your confidence when taking to people in other areas of your life.

Let me know how you get on, leave me a comment below

On a separate note, to hear myself and a few others talk about what it takes to Make Your Difference and to hear our ideas on simple ways to try and make the most out of your life such as “Getting out of your comfort zone” come along to the free event in Southend on April 18^th. Book your tickets at the following address: http://makeyourdifference.eventbrite.co.uk/