comfort zones Archives

Is The Fear Of Being Criticised Keeping You Stuck Playing Small?

Do you ever find you don’t do things, because you’re scared of making a public mistake or being criticised?

But if you spend your whole life only living inside your comfort zones, then you’re not likely to get to live the deeper purpose that brought you here.

I’d love to share some secrets with you.

Discover what a 1* book review taught me about comfort zones and living authentically – and how the 3 step technique I used could help you to get past your fear of being criticised.And when you watched it, I’d love to hear from you via the comments:

Which comfort zone do you want to handle first?
How has it been keeping you stuck?
And what could you do today, to let it go?

Here’s the no-charge Masterclass I mentioned in today’s video:

>>> Pain-Free Comfort Zone-Ditching <<<

I’d really love to get to share it with you.

With love, Namaste,

Are You Ready To Reach For Your Dreams?

Inspirational Messages

Do you ever find there’s something in your life you really want to do, but you’re not sure you can do it, so it gets put off, again and again? Then one day you look back and realise that, with the right support, you could have done it after all and it might have been fun?

That’s the problem with comfort zones.

We’re all held back by our comfort zones at times.

How do you spot a comfort zone?

Think about things you’re avoiding doing, because they’re too difficult / challenging / time intensive (these are all classic comfort-zone-avoidance excuses!)

Think about things you’re not doing because you think you can’t / you’re too old / you’re not fit enough / you’re not clever enough?

These are all rubbish excuses (sorry, not mincing my words here!) we convince ourselves are real, to avoid having to go out of our comfort zones.

And that’s ok.

Really.

If you never want to expand to be the full, wonderful, amazing, beautiful potential of who you really are!

On the other hand…

If you’re even the teeniest bit interested in pushing those boundaries even a little bit, then you might want to join in this summer!

Join me in busting through your comfort zones this summer.

With two young children and a whole “to do” list of excuses, real fitness is something I don’t often find time for. Sure, yoga and “slow stuff” is plentiful. But finding the time and space to really improve my cardiovascular fitness is tough.

So, when I saw the ad for Oxfam’s Trailwalker, looking for volunteers to walk 60 miles (100km) in a day, I thought:

“There’s no way I can do that. I don’t have time (excuse number one), I can’t get out on long walks with the kids (excuse number two), I’m not fit enough (excuse number three) and that’s far too far to walk (excuse number four).

Luckily for Oxfam (and perhaps unluckily for my blisters!) I spotted those excuses pretty fast.

I wanted to get fitter.

I wanted to walk more.

I wanted to push a comfort zone.

So I signed up. And I persuaded Peter, Karen and Jimi to join me in this crazy project.

Now, I’m not asking you to walk with us.

But I am offering you a challenge:

Is there something you would really like to achieve this summer, but have been avoiding?

Would you like to join in with a group of like-minded people that will support you, encourage you, help you break through the barriers and reach for your dreams?

Yes?

Then here’s how you can make a start!

Tell us all what you want to do, via the comments box below.
Then join our Facebook Beyond Alchemy group, to get involved via the discussion board: http://www.facebook.com/beyondalchemy

Woo hoo! Great to have you on board!

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Lessons Learned From A Trailwalker Training Trek

Inspirational Messages

Yesterday, Peter and I walked 33km (that’s 21 miles) as a training walk for our full-blown Trailwalker hike this summer.

Here are some lessons I learned:

Just because it is difficult, it doesn’t mean you have to stop. But it does mean you have to do something different.

Funny that – ‘cos you could apply it to lots of situations in life?!

Here are some that I applied it to yesterday:

It’s ok to take a break – it might even stop you giving up.
My left knee (the dodgy one) hurt at times – quite badly. So I got into a routine of allowing myself 30 seconds of “pause time” (not “stop”!) to stretch, massage and generally send it love. 🙂 This really worked. It released the tension in the knee and took the pain away. Then I could keep walking. Had I continued, without these pauses, I’d probably have had to give up the walk early on.
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It’s amazing how far you can get, when you’re motivated.
We had already walked 10 miles and I was REALLY ready for lunch. The pub we had planned to stop at told us we couldn’t bring our wet, tired and cold dog inside. She would have to stay in the car park, on her own. I can kind of understand this, but it cost them our custom yesterday – and probably long-term.
Anyway, although I didn’t relish the idea of walking another mile into town for lunch, we did, and had a lovely meal in the cloisters (kind of outdoors) at the cathedral.
I didn’t think I could keep on walking without a break. But the thought of a hot lunch kept me going!
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A little planning prevents problems.
When you’re out for a very long walk, drinking enough water to stay hydrated, there comes a point in every girl’s life when you have to pee outdoors.
And here’s what I learned.
When it comes to a countryside pee, it’s all about location, location, location!
Here are my top tips for “outdoor comfort”:
1. Location: Ask your fellow walkers to look away. Find a spot that makes it easy for them.
2. Location: Check the chosen area for brambles and nettles, before you do the deed (nearly fell foul of that one yesterday!)
3. Location: Before you “go”, don’t just check the area in front of you – check out who might be able to see you from behind, too. Nearly had an embarrassing moment yesterday at one point when I hadn’t spotted that the convenient rest point was in full view of a multi-acre field 😉