I have traveled alone before and I can say that it is better to be a pirate…

I just put myself in a discomfort zone even though on the surface it may look like a comfort zone.

As Geneva says: “to get what i have never had, i have to be willing to do what i have never done.”

So I have to breakout of one more comfort zone because if I repeat the same mistake I won’t grow & I won’t be really living.

When someone asks me to try something new, I say, Yes. I’ll try it. Why not?

I don’t have to love everything, or even like everything…but how do you know if you don’t try it? Really, what do you have to lose?? Same thing with people…you won’t be best friends with everyone you meet but you can shake hands and chat for a minute.

I wasn’t always like this; I spent a LOT of time waiting on a husband who never really came to the table. Then I opened my eyes to all the opportunities that were being offered that weren’t being taken advantage of.

Have a great day, everyone!

Michele

I take my ‘comfort zone’ with me wherever I am. I go places in this city most long time ‘locals’ won’t go. One week to Bogota and delights only found there. I can barely wait. About McDonald’s. The entire menu is the same outside the US BUT the ingredients are 100x better. They still can’t beat the local burger shops but if you want to be REALLY be disappointed with a US BigMac get one in Brazil or Colombia.

Consider getting yourself a translator. I’ve done this in China once, worked wonders. Arranged in advance through the company I went to, he drove me, translated alll dealings and money transactions. I’m sure it’s available in every country.

When you want alone time, have him wait in the car for you.

Good luck, thanks for your posts.

For example, my life partner and I took some Salsa dancing clases because we wanted to know the basics, so next time we hit the Caribbean we know what the heck we’re doing on the dancefloor! And you know what? It was umcomfortable! We almost didn’t enjoy the process, althought we love to dance… Now that the classes are over, we learned the basics and know how to dance Salsa.

I can probably give 1000 more examples of learning experiences we had to face, but everybody lives them. But for some reason, some of the life experience’s we just don’t want to face, even if it would be good for us.

Why? I don’t know. Do you know? Who knows?

The only thing I know about the Comfort Zone is that if I am in it, I am not learning anything new, thus stopping my progress in whatever field I am experiencing.

What about you Randy? What are some of your Comfort Zones?

Regards,

Adrian Bolosin

I’ve always found when traveling when you ask the locals where to eat or visit, you immediately find a new “comfort zone”- theirs! Most (friendly) people will love to share their fav eating spot with a visiter…plus its a great way to meet a new friend.

Any time I find myself in “Divine Dissatisfaction” its usually because I’ve hanging out in Da Comfort Zone a little too long. It then becomes a Point of Clarification. I ask myself 1) What do I want 2)Why do I want it? 3)What can I do right now to get there? The Comfort Zone expands beyond comprehension when you focus on what you are wanting instead of what you don’t.

Caipirinha- Brazils national cocktail

Cachaca- Like rum, is made from alcohol obtained from fermentation of sugarcane juice which is then distilled.

Ari