Neale Donald Walsch once said: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Simply put: Only when you stop letting fears and anxiety hold you back, will you start to make those major breakthroughs in life. It’s cold outside and I find myself wanting to go by the way of Bears and hibernate for the winter.

   Yes, this desire to keep warm and cosy is me shrinking into my comfort zone. It’s common for people to want to keep doing what they have been doing. Staying in a place of homeostasis is great for the body, however, the mind and spirit and ultimately your career will suffer. Many people think that leaving one’s comfort zone will result entering the panic zone. In between these two zones of human experience is the ‘growth zone’. It is in this place that we can learn, expand, grow and reach our potential.

   While in the growth zone, we may experience discomfort, it is simply the place....