March 25, 2025

Strategic Question:

What's one thing you’ve been avoiding because it’s outside your comfort zone?

Key Insights:

Ever notice how easy it is to stay where you are? It doesn’t happen all at once. It’s the “maybe later” on that big idea, the “I’m not ready” on that new opportunity, the “better safe than sorry” on taking a risk. Little by little, we build an invisible fence around ourselves. It feels safe, but is it really? Or is it just keeping us stuck?

The problem with staying in our comfort zone is that nothing grows there. Growth comes from trying, stretching, and occasionally failing. When we avoid discomfort, we also avoid progress. Our world stays small, our skills stay the same, and we wake up years later wondering why we feel unfulfilled.

Your Call to Action:

This week, I challenge you to identify that one thing outside your comfort zone and take a small but decisive step toward it.

Quote of the Week:

I want to be magic. I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. I want to be a friend of elves and live in a tree. Or under a hill. I want to marry a moonbeam and hear the stars sing. I don’t want to pretend at magic anymore. I want to be magic.

- Charles de Lint