by Gladys Diaz

Yesterday was a real exercise for me in being willing to step outside of my comfort zone.

On Wednesday night, I worked into the wee hours of the morning on a big project, and quite frankly did not feel very perky or pretty on Thursday!  I was tired and knew I had a long day ahead of me of phone calls, research, and a webinar I was presenting that night.

At about 3:30 in the afternoon I received a call from someone who works at a local TV station saying he needed to speak with me ASAP.  I called him back and he wanted to know if I could come to the studio for a segment they were doing about the benefits of online dating.  Immediately I said, “Yes, of course.”  That’s when he told me I needed to be there in four hours!  I thought it was an upcoming interview… Not one happening that night!

I tried to get out of it.  I told him I was tired and that I could pack clothes in the bags under my eyes.  I also told him I had to lead a webinar at 9:00 and the segment was not airing until 8:30, and that I was sorry, but I couldn’t see how it was going to work.

That’s when he said he’d send a car to pick me up and drop me off so that I would not have drive, that he’d have a makeup artist ready to greet me when I got there, and that he’d arrange for me to have a private conference room with Internet connection so that I could go upstairs after the interview and conduct my webinar.

I thought about cancelling my webinar, but I didn’t want to do that. If this was going to work for me, I needed to be able to have it all!

At that moment, I chose to do what wasn’t comfortable.

I hurried up and finished my work; got ready, dressed and out the door, and let the ladies who’d be attending the webinar know that we might start a few minutes late.

After the webinar, I rushed upstairs, sat in an office that wasn’t my comfy home office, battled with technology to get connected to the Internet, and started the webinar 20 minutes late. Not what I like or what I’m used to.

The webinar, however, went great.  The ladies waited patiently for me to get set up and were so understanding about all of the glitches that took place.  Everyone participated actively, and the insights they shared at the end of the night reminded me that everything I’d done that day was worth it!

When I got up to put my things away, I looked up and saw the frame that you see as the image on this page.  It read:

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

~ Neal Diamond Walsh

So, what about you?  Have you been willing to step out of your comfort zone?

Have you set up that online dating profile you’ve been putting off because you feel that online dating is “unnatural” or not your cup of tea, even though it might actually be fun and you might end up meeting the man of your dreams?

Have you started smiling and flirting whenever you’re out, even though it feels “weird” or you’re afraid of being rejected?

Have you chosen to forgive your husband or boyfriend?  To let go of any resentments or judgments regarding what he “should” do to make things right between you?

Have you been willing to be open, vulnerable, and allow love to flow in, to, and through you?

If you have, great!  I’m excited for you and would love to hear about how you’ve been able to break out of your comfort zone and create some amazing results!

If you haven’t, would you consider stepping out in faith?

Life happens right outside of our comfort zone, and there are miracles just waiting to be manifested and experienced by you!

So, go ahead!  I dare you to be happy!

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