Planning for Breakthrough Results - Getting out of Your Comfort Zone
Planning for Breakthrough Results - Getting out of Your Comfort Zone
Breakthrough Results - Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Starting in January 2009 I will become a regular columnist for Atlantic Business Magazine. I’m really excited about having my articles published in front of the largest audience of business readers in Atlantic Canada. The funny thing is that as I’m preparing to write my first column, I’ve been noticing a few butterflies mingling with that initial excitement. Taking my column from an audience of about 200 on my personal distribution list to an audience of over 30,000 is giving me a small knot in my tummy – which is just a bit ironic considering that much of my coaching practice focuses on supporting others to step out of their comfort zones.
One of my colleagues refers to this as a time of creative tension – the distance between where you are now and the end goal. And whether that goal is chairing a big meeting, delivering a keynote speech, going for a promotion, or something else that feels like a personal stretch, there is a feeling of pulling elastic as we challenge our previous boundaries and break through to even greater success and fulfillment in our careers.
I believe it’s possible to calm the butterflies and channel that energy into not only getting the results we desire, but enjoying the process. And for me, that means getting going and writing my first column! But before I do that, I wanted to leave you with a few questions for reflection.
Here are a few thoughts for you to journal on to help you manage the creative tension between where you are now and where you want to be with a particular project or issue.
Questions for Reflection:
1.What do you know now about the project? Write out the facts (ie. 200 people are attending the speech, the topic is x, etc.)
2.What’s missing? What else do you need?
3.What support do you need?
4.What is your intention in doing this? Why do you want this?
5.How will you know you’ve been successful?
6.What personal value does this goal align with? (identifying this helps us stay grounded
and gives it more meaning)
7.What are your next steps in preparing? What are your timelines?
8.How are you going to celebrate your success?
Planning for Breakthrough Results Getting out of Your Comfort Zone - To learn more about this author, visit Karen Kelloway's Website.
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October 2008
Breakthrough Results - Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Starting in January 2009 I will become a regular columnist for Atlantic Business Magazine. I’m really excited about having my articles published in front of the largest audience of business readers in Atlantic Canada. The funny thing is that as I’m preparing to write my first column, I’ve been noticing a few butterflies mingling with that initial excitement. Taking my column from an audience of about 200 on my personal distribution list to an audience of over 30,000 is giving me a small knot in my tummy – which is just a bit ironic considering that much of my coaching practice focuses on supporting others to step out of their comfort zones.
One of my colleagues refers to this as a time of creative tension – the distance between where you are now and the end goal. And whether that goal is chairing a big meeting, delivering a keynote speech, going for a promotion, or something else that feels like a personal stretch, there is a feeling of pulling elastic as we challenge our previous boundaries and break through to even greater success and fulfillment in our careers.
I believe it’s possible to calm the butterflies and channel that energy into not only getting the results we desire, but enjoying the process. And for me, that means getting going and writing my first column! But before I do that, I wanted to leave you with a few questions for reflection.
Here are a few thoughts for you to journal on to help you manage the creative tension between where you are now and where you want to be with a particular project or issue.
Questions for Reflection:
1.What do you know now about the project? Write out the facts (ie. 200 people are attending the speech, the topic is x, etc.)
2.What’s missing? What else do you need?
3.What support do you need?
4.What is your intention in doing this? Why do you want this?
5.How will you know you’ve been successful?
6.What personal value does this goal align with? (identifying this helps us stay grounded
and gives it more meaning)
7.What are your next steps in preparing? What are your timelines?
8.How are you going to celebrate your success?
Planning for Breakthrough Results Getting out of Your Comfort Zone - To learn more about this author, visit Karen Kelloway's Website.
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