| Individuals with positive, well adjusted attitudes work | | | | feeling in your stomach as your heart began to race. |
| at stretching their comfort zone. Your comfort zone | | | | You could almost hear your comfort zone yelling at |
| can be your closest ally or your most bitter enemy. | | | | you. “That’s not like you, it’s not like |
| Your comfort zone can increase your chances of | | | | you to speak in public, come on back here to the |
| learning new attitudes and skills. It can also prevent | | | | comfort zone where it’s nice and cozy”. |
| you from learning any. Your comfort zone can help | | | | Your comfort zone and bio-feedback can be a |
| you increase your income. It can also cause a slump | | | | powerful force. |
| to take it away. Your comfort zone can make you | | | | Comfort zones are also controlled by peer pressure. |
| action oriented. It can stop you from taking any | | | | Peer pressure can be overwhelming and make it |
| action at all. Your comfort zone can create a rut. A | | | | difficult to go against the majority. I remember the |
| rut is a grave with the ends knocked out. Your | | | | first time I saw Oprah Winfrey on television. She had |
| comfort zone is a powerful force. The good news is | | | | burst onto the scene and was obviously a talent. You |
| that it is you who controls your comfort zone. | | | | may recall that in those days talk shows focused on |
| It’s time to take control. | | | | bashing men and people generally whining about their |
| A comfort zone is a range of activities and behaviors | | | | situation in life. Oprah began doing the same type of |
| in which you feel comfortable. It is an internal | | | | show. |
| regulating system that at times, is necessary for | | | | This proven formula had captured ratings and |
| survival. Think, for example of the last meeting room | | | | launched many careers. I remember seeing Oprah and |
| you were in at a hotel. In that hotel there is a | | | | thinking here we go again another show bashing men |
| heating and a cooling system, with a thermometer on | | | | and focusing on whiners. When will someone focus |
| the wall. | | | | on winners and not whiners I thought? As a result |
| When the system was designed they created a | | | | initially I wasn’t a huge fan of Oprah. I became a |
| comfort zone of a few degrees. This comfort zone | | | | big fan when she expanded the comfort zone, went |
| was created for an important reason. Without a | | | | against the proven trend and began focusing her |
| comfort zone the heating and cooling system would | | | | shows in a new and more positive direction. I think |
| kick in every one tenth of one degree below or | | | | Oprah Winfrey is amazing. |
| above the set temperature. The systems would fight | | | | Imagine the peer pressure and resistance she |
| each other and would be inefficient. So they build in a | | | | encountered when she boldly decided to take her |
| comfort zone and say as long as the temperature | | | | television show in a new, more positive direction. |
| remains within 4 degrees of the set temperature | | | | Producers and sponsors must have freaked out |
| there is dead space and no system needs to | | | | when she wanted to pursue this new direction in |
| operate. Gauges in the room check the temperature | | | | unproven territory. It’s tough to go against the |
| and based on electronic feedback adjust when | | | | grain sometimes. Nevertheless she moved forward |
| necessary. | | | | and as a result has had a positive impact on millions |
| Your comfort zone has been created over many | | | | of people. More than her talent I admire her courage |
| years and based on a variety of experiences. Your | | | | and perseverance. Yes Oprah Winfrey is amazing! |
| comfort zone is not controlled by electronic feedback | | | | So what do you want to do? Do you want to be |
| but by bio-feedback. Bio feedback is a very powerful | | | | like the masses and stay in a rut? A rut is a grave |
| force. Over the years, I have illustrated the power | | | | with the ends knocked out. Do you want to live in |
| of the comfort zone and bio feedback to thousands | | | | the world of misery that’s always looking for |
| of audiences. The power of suggestion would make | | | | company? I suspect that you don’t and |
| their hearts beat more quickly or cause their | | | | that’s why you are here. The truth is sometimes |
| temperature to rise. | | | | you need to experience a little discomfort to get |
| Do you remember those early days in school when | | | | more comfortable. Learning a new skill, reading a |
| you had to give your five minute presentation? Many | | | | different book, changing a routine, replacing a bad |
| would write out their speech and then spend | | | | habit with a good one all take courage and |
| countless hours memorizing the words. Then one day | | | | persistence. Each day reflect on this question. Am I |
| it was your turn to speak and bio-feedback took | | | | stretching my comfort zone? You will get better and |
| over. Bio-feedback would dry out your mouth making | | | | better opening new opportunities along the way. This |
| your tongue feel three feet thick and your body | | | | will happen when you stretch your comfor zone and |
| temperature rise. Then there’s that queasy | | | | improve your life. |