But I was so comfortable.

I am about to push the send on my first edition of Unearthed and I feel my heart beating faster, my palms sweating slightly and my shoulders are a bit of tense. How is it that the simple act of pressing send can make me feel so anxious?

I notice the thoughts in my head – What if nobody reads this? What if they do read it and they don’t like it? What if they wonder how did I get on this mailing list? My life is so comfortable why would I press send and possibly change all that?

And then the surprising one:

What if they love it and want more? How will I manage that?

Have you had this feeling, the anxiousness that comes from doing something new?

I bet you have. 

It’s what happens when we think about stepping outside that comfort zone.

I am so aware that this small step of pressing send takes me into a place that I’ve never been. I can think of it as stepping off a cliff and wondering what will happen or I can think of it as just sending an email to a friend.

What can you do when you get that anxious feeling about stepping outside your comfort zone?

1. Take a few deep breaths
2. Notice your thoughts
3. Drop into your body and notice the sensations those thoughts are causing
4. Breathe into those sensations
5. Offer yourself comforting thoughts. What would your best friend say to you right now?
6. Then press send or take that first step beyond your comfort zone.

We can’t grow without feeling uncomfortable.

How uncomfortable are you willing to be to grow into the next version of yourself?

Alison