comfort zones: what happens when you step outside of them?
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What Happens When You Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone?
Caroline CummingsVenture Catalyst, Oregon RAIN@iamcarolina
Comfort Zone = A type of mental conditioning that causes a person to create and operate within mental boundaries
Comfort Zones Define Us
What’s it look like?
Fear
ComfortZone# 5 Deep Water
# 4 Financial Problems
# 3 Insects and Bugs
# 2 Heights
# 1 Public speaking
ComfortZone
PublicSpeaking
MakingColdCalls
PitchingMedia
Speaking to
small group
A Healthy Dose of Anxiety
Anxiety can improve performance…
…but, if you step beyond your optimal performance zone…
Danger Zone
Danger Zone As levels of anxiety or discomfort increase to high levels – performance can decline rapidly
If you don’t step out of your comfort zone
you WILL miss opportunities
Traveling to Cairo During
Social Unrest…
Imagine if these people had decided not to step
outside of their comfort zones?
Behnaz Shafiei Fighting for gender equality in motocross circuit in Iran.
How to do it?
Unleash Your Inner Hero
Defending the Underdog
Kamala Khan“Ms. Marvel”
Pakistani American girl living in New Jersey
Marvel's first Muslim character to headline her own comic book
Powers:Shape-shiftingHealing
Convince in Style
Kick AssTake Names
Must be willing to self promote!
Why we don’t self promote…
• Accusations of conceit/arrogance• We never learned how to• We don’t think we know how to• For women, it’s not “lady-like”• It’s not my style• It’s “shameless”• We’re too embarrassed • It’s too stressful• We’ll sell ourselves short• We’ll oversell ourselves
Must be willing to make an ask!
If you don’t step out of your comfort zone
you WILL miss opportunities
Opportunities like:
Raising fundsWinning customersLanding your dream
jobClosing deals
Starting something new
Meeting new people…
Are you ready to step outside of your comfort
zone?
One way I’m going to step outside of my comfort zone
is _______
Thank you!
Caroline CummingsVenture Catalyst, Oregon RAIN@iamcarolina