Just a few days after I listed some good ways to step out of your comfort zone, I decided that’s not enough. But here’s the question that pops into your head: How to challenge my comfort zone? Moreover, what is the best things to do that will be out of my comfort zone?
It would be best if you had something even more practical. Guidance. Therefore, today I give you a new way to expand your comfort zone in the next 30 days. Yes, you guessed it right (probably from the title of this post, duh…); it’s time for a 30-day comfort zone challenge.
It’s time to push the limits, leave your comfy bubble, and do something that might not feel “okay” with you, but it gives you tons of other benefits.
I bet you’ve heard the quote: “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you!” Let’s put it into practice. (psst, you have an infographic below the post to help you have this challenge handy)
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What Happens When You Practice Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone?
By being brave and doing things, others avoid you become more confident with your capabilities. You build self-esteem and, most importantly – self-trust that empowers you. Doing anything out of your comfort zone expands your reality and opens the doors to new possibilities. You believe in yourself and feel ready to do even more with your life.
When you step out of your comfort and do things that don’t feel within your usual routine, values, habits, you expand your potential. You also learn that doing something out-of-the-ordinary isn’t that scary, and the biggest fear came from your own beliefs instead of the challenge itself.
If It Sounds Too Simple, Do It Anyway!
Stepping out of your comfort zone will never be easy, so I guess that won’t be a surprise for you. And if you read any of the daily challenges below, you might think, “But that’s easy, I don’t have to do it!” If you tell yourself that, you just got caught in the trap of your comfort zone.
No matter how simple a challenge sounds – go for it to prove yourself it’s actually easy. Don’t allow your bubble to make decisions for you.
Okay, now that I said that and actually made you promise you will follow the steps below, it’s time to get to that 30-day comfort zone challenge to change your life, or at least push your limits.
30-Day Comfort Zone Challenge
1. Don’t use your phone for a day.
2. Get yourself a piece of clothing you would never go for and wear it for a full day.
3. Take a cold (like, really cold) shower in the morning.
4. Communicate your feelings with someone you aren’t used to doing that.
5. Publish something online. It could be your thoughts on a sensitive subject or a quote that challenges others’ opinions on a sensitive subject.
6. Start the day by sending five gratitude messages to five people.
7. Pay someone else’s shopping in the grocery shop. (Alternatively, leave extra money from your bill to cover part of the shopping of the person behind you)
8. Sit for an hour doing absolutely NOTHING. It’s not even meditation. Just stay and do nothing. It’s harder than you think.
9. Hold the hands of someone you love for full 15 minutes and look them in the eyes.
10. Do a Live video on social media (or at least a no-filter video).
11. Learn a 1-minute dance and make a video of yourself dancing it.
12. Do any type of exercise you’ve never done before. For example, if you’ve never tried yoga, Zumba, weightlifting, or anything similar, do it today.
13. Quit coffee for a day.
14. Ask for something you know the answer will be no. For example, ask for a free coffee, clothing, ticket for a bus, and so on.
15. Answer questions on Quora or Reddit. Be of help to someone.
16. If you usually wear makeup every day, today is your no-makeup day. Daily cream is allowed.
17. Wake up extremely early. Like, 4 a.m.
18. Post your artwork on social media. Don’t have any? Create it today.
19. Buy a plant and plant it somewhere public (make sure it’s allowed). Examples: in the park, next to other flowers on the sidewalk, in a public garden, and so on.
20. Read 100 pages of a book somewhere crowdy, in public.
21. Sign up for a workshop on a subject you know nothing of.
22. Go to sleep two hours earlier than usual.
23. Don’t use electricity for half a day (or a full day).
24. Write a love letter to someone and actually send it to them. Yes, it could be to your husband/wife.
25. Go on a picnic in the park alone.
26. While staying in your car, at a traffic light (NOT while you’re driving), turn up the music and dance like crazy.
27. Re-connect with an old friend.
28. Say Yes to everything today.
29. Go out for a coffee (or a walk in the park) with someone you’ve never been alone with (examples: a colleague, a family member).
30. Start a new 7-day challenge of no TV (like, at all).
Pin the challenge on your Pinterest board so you have it saved.
30-Day Comfort Zone Challenge to Push Your Limits
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