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Issue 7:  Stretching Comfort Zones

The vita-brevis team recently experienced moving from predictably safe conditions through relentless turbulence, into a new environment. Does this sound like what you are facing currently in your role? To examine the effects of consciously stretching our comfort zone we launched ourselves from still waters into white water!

The metaphors are endless – choppy waters ahead, sinking fast, being in over your head – excitement or fear depending on your mindset.  By making the necessary preparations and going with the flow we all bobbed up again, free from apprehension and full of elation. 

Expertly led by John and Craig of nae limits who encouraged and inspired us to take risks, it reminded us of the crucial role leaders take in enabling their teams to navigate the white waters.

We are delighted to be collaborating with nae limits on some team working projects. To find out more Email us.

Feel the fear and do it anyway!

Fear can serve us well if we positively embrace it.  Read Susan Jeffers’s long-standing bestseller, which explores how to turn your fear and indecision into confidence and action. Click here to buy Amazon.co.uk

What we think makes a difference!

Science is now proving that “It’s the thought that counts”.  The power of heart-felt thoughts and words change the physical state of matter, which can be demonstrated and measured.  Positive thoughts and words produce positive results!

Putting Appreciation at the Heart of Leadership is our groundbreaking 3-day workshop which brings this to life for leaders. Working with  Dr David Hamilton we aim to equip participants with powerful tools which positively change thinking at an individual, team and organisational level.

To discuss participating in 8-10 November Workshop phone +44 (0)1250 884721.

Top Language Tips

• Replace ‘can’t’ with ‘could’
• Replace ‘They’ with ‘We’
• Replace ‘yes, but’ with ‘yes, and’
• Replace ‘…’ with ‘thank you’
• Replace words of dismissal (stupid, pointless, non-starter, hopeless) with words of inclusion: interesting, different, unusual, fresh.
• Delete ‘not’ from any phrase including the words ‘good enough’, ‘bright enough’, ‘smart enough’ etc.

Analyze your Comfort Zone

‘What we think about all day and what we expect, be it positive or negative, is our comfort zone.’

http://www.motivation-tools.com/elements/comfort_zone.htm

Try this

Using the model, take a current situation you are dealing with (or avoiding dealing with!)  Where are you?  What are the risks you need to take to move you from your current comfort zone towards the solution to your problem?

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