How to step out of the comfort zone

9 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Caroline Cavanagh. This content was uploaded by Caroline Cavanagh. This is a YouTube video titled "How to step out of the comfort zone" (posted/created 2023-12-09). The excerpt is an interactive talk or workshop segment featuring at least two speakers (labeled SPEAKER A and SPEAKER B) with audience participation. The presenters demonstrate the difference between comfort and discomfort using a simple physical exercise (crossing arms) to illustrate how practice makes previously uncomfortable actions easier. The name Caroline is mentioned in dialogue but she is not identified as one of the labeled speakers in this excerpt.

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Because when you're in that place of comfort, it's kind of like what it says on the tin, it's comfortable. Which means that everything outside of the comfort zone is uncomfortable. So when you start to take on risk, it can get more and more uncomfortable. Right, let's get a bit of energy in the room. I want you to Just cross your arms for me.
Are we going to do a catwalk today?
Only if you want to.
This one or that one? Yeah.
So everyone comfortable doing that, yeah? Did you have to think about doing it? Nope. Open your arms, and now cross them the other way around.
I love doing this!
How does that work? Now stay with them folded the other way. Is that comfortable? No. No! But for some of you it is. Michael's still trying to work out. Michael's doing that dance. Yeah, so comfortable, uncomfortable. I'm comfortable going both ways, Caroline.
Are you? Yeah, I know.
He never misses an absolute trick, does he? Never misses it. Yeah, but the more you practice it, the easier it becomes, until ultimately I can cross my arms either way now without really thinking about it.