Pushing past the fear of stepping outside your comfort zone to learn something new will empower you to do more, live bigger, and thrive.

How to Get Past the Fear of Learning Something New So You Can Thrive

SherryBlue
Aug 27, 2017 · 4 min read

If you haven’t pushed yourself to learn something new in the last three months, then you are missing out on opportunities. Learning is life long and no one knows all they need to know to thrive a year down the road. Probably at no other time or in any other generation has there been such a need to learn new things and do so quickly. The world is changing around you remarkably fast and you should want to keep up.

Just because you have finished your desired level of education doesn’t mean your need to learn is over. Career changes are occurring and you better be on top of what is changing in your market or industry. It is time to prepare now and set yourself up for success in the future. Through close observation, planning, and new learning you could not only be successful, but more so than you have been in the past. Opportunities are opening up everywhere and why shouldn’t you take advantage of them?

Whether we want to admit it or not, fear comes into play when we are faced with learning something new. We don’t want to push ourselves and face the pressures that come with stepping out of our comfort zone. We don’t want to fail. We don’t want to find out we can’t have it, if we want something. We don’t want others to find out we aren’t as strong or capable as we want them to think we are. Fear comes in all forms and it is what holds us back from stepping up to the blackboard and exposing our struggles at learning something new.

Choosing to step out of your comfort zone and pushing fear to the side is exactly what you should do. The payoff is tremendous. You feel confident and it empowers you to try again and again and again. It is exhilarating and it pours energy into your life. It brings hope and helps you think in a new way and see more possibility for your life.

Push past the fear and step out of your comfort zone and start learning what you need to learn. It might be a second language so you can travel or take on a new career or get a promotion. It might be taking courses or classes so you can complete a degree or reach a new level of one. It might be learning something new so you can expand your inner circle of friends, or to help others.

Perhaps the learning will advance your business, or allow you to make better business decisions. Learning something new could help you make better choices, better purchases, or use your resources to a greater degree.

You could start with something small or go for something big. Whatever you decide to pursue make sure it involves putting yourself on a path of learning. Don’t get comfortable, don’t think you know enough when you have so much potential to learn and do more. Always be in the process of learning.

You will not only enhance your own life, but you will motivate others.

Set goals and stay committed. Progress and move forward and experience new things. Learning opens up opportunities, so set yourself up for an amazing life by staying committed to learning.

So what are you going to learn? What is outside your comfort zone and what will require you to push fear aside and take a step toward something brave and amazing? What is something you feel will empower your perception of your abilities, advance your life, or open up a new world to you? It’s time to push fear aside and step up to the blackboard. Make a choice and commit to learning that thing you want or need to learn.

Whatever it is, congratulations. This is truly a big step and an important one. Stay committed and don’t allow yourself to give up. Complete the process or step and move on to the next challenge. Make it happen.

Thank you for reading — it means a lot to me. I appreciate your sharing as well. Please follow me on Medium, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn — I’d love to connect and be a part of your network team. On social media I share my own articles, but also those that I find helpful and relevant to business, success, entrepreneurship, leadership, community enhancement, and personal development. You can find out more about me at SherryHBlue.com.

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