In today’s episode, Comfort Zone, I want to take you on a deeply personal journey of confronting my own struggles with leaving my own comfort zone when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007. We’ll take a look at the uncertainty, fear, and challenges I faced after surgery revealed that not all the cancer was removed. From 39 radiation treatments to hormonal therapy, this journey is one of resilience, faith, and setting ambitious goals—like aiming to have the same conversation with my doctor 25 years later!
But it’s not just about my medical journey. These personal challenges connect to broader lessons about expanding comfort zones in every aspect of life—whether it’s tackling new tasks at work, confronting fears like public speaking, or building new habits. Understanding the importance of taking small steps, creating new habits, and finding calm in discomfort is key. The best kind of growth happens when we embrace the unfamiliar and gradually make it part of our comfort zone.
This episode offers valuable insights for anyone facing new challenges or trying to break out of their own limitations. Get ready to be inspired, empowered, and reminded that the possibilities are endless.
2 comments on “Comfort Zone”
Great topic, Skip! We need to rethink our neat and tidy version dealing with chaos, reality and comfort. Seems like that every time we are faced with an uncomfortable situation, we want to fight it rather than accepting the fact our “preset” version of dealing with chaos, reality and comfort is not the way of the world.
The fact is that we really need to be willing to step out of our comfort zone if we are going to change the things we want to do. Doing this podcast forced me to do just that. Wanting to stay in my comfort zone which drove me self doubt was the reason it took me so long to “grab the bull by the horns” and just do it.