Caroline Cavanagh explains that anxiety is a useful physiological response, not something to eliminate. Instead of one huge leap outside your comfort zone, break it into smaller steps. You'll reach the same destination while keeping anxiety manageable.
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I'm going to be really, really honest with you. When you step outside of your comfort zone, you are going to be anxious. Live with it! But also accept that anxiety is there to help you. What anxiety does is it floods your system with chemicals that's going to up your performance, which is just what you want when you're going to be stepping outside your comfort zone and doing something new. But here's another brilliant tip as well, because sometimes the step outside of your comfort zone is so flipping big that you can't easily take it, and that's when anxiety is going to be so high that it's more than likely going to stop you taking that step. However, rather than taking that one uncomfortable step, if you took several small steps, you will get to just the same place. So if ever you're feeling anxious about doing something that's way outside of your comfort zone, see how you can take a number of smaller steps that are easier to take, and they're still going to get you there.