As the founder and CEO of ‘The Power of Positivity’, an online community with more than 50 million followers worldwide, Kristen Butler has spent over a decade examining the elements of a life well lived and the paths that get us there. Her book “The Comfort Zone’ blows the lid off the idea that anxiety and stress are necessary ingredients for success—and shows you how a state of ease instead of constant effort holds the key to unlocking your full potential. As the author elaborates, Comfort Zone is not a place where you sit complacently because you can’t be bothered to take action. It’s not a barrier blocking you from the life of your dreams. Instead, it’s the truest source of growth, possibility, and joy—and it’s within your reach with help from an expert guide.
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Highlights:
# The two types of successful people
– The happy, successful people who were thriving and genuinely fulfilled.
– The stressed, overworked successful people who were sacrificing everything
# Your life responds to the clarity of your decisions.
The more intentional you are about the decisions and declarations that you make, the more quickly and easily you will see their results echoed in your life.
# Boundaries are Healthy.
Boundaries are the preferences you hold that help you protect yourself from the outside world. These preferences are not just limited to your relationship with people, they can include events, ideas, stories, points of view and even things.
# Gratitude is an attitude.
It requires a willingness to look at the world and notice the good and the positive. Like anything else you do, gratitude is also a muscle.
The more you notice things to appreciate, the more things you find to appreciate.
# Appreciate yourself
Give yourself credit for how courageous you have been, how courageous you are right now, and how courageous you can still be to live the life you desire.
# The size of your Comfort Zone is like the rings on a tree trunk
As your Comfort Zone grows, you become like a mature tree with dozens if not hundreds of rings. Your roots dig deeper into the earth, and your branches reach higher into the sky.
# Use Emotions to stay in your Comfort zone
Emotions can be messy, but they are what makes us human beings. When you master the art of identifying, understanding, and navigating your emotions, they become your biggest asset in this physical reality.
# The RARE method is a tool to release negative thoughts
Recognize the negative thought or emotion by being aware of it.
Accept it by giving it a thought and feel what’s present for you in that moment.
Redefine the thought and replace it one which makes you feel better.
Evolve by shifting the emotions on a positive way.
# Create Inner Balance with a Power Stance.
Understand that everything is always working out for you in some way. Consider uncertainty as possibility.
Always believe- This, too, shall pass.
Keep telling yourself
-What I’ve asked for is on its way to me
-If there’s a problem, there’s a solution.
# Enjoy the journey.
Living life to the fullest and leveling up is about trying new things, taking chances, having fun and being okay with making mistakes along the way.
As long as you are enjoying the journey and learning from the process, you can’t go wrong.
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