38.0 The Dangers of Comfort Zone

38.1 What is "The Dangers of Comfort Zone"?

Comfort zone is signalled when activities become routine for an individual. It enables an individual to perform optimally. The activities are performed at the individual's discretion as the routine activities grow too much familiar. What about the opposite? What are the disabilities that come in hand with comfort zone?

38.2 The Dangers of Comfort Zone

"Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone" - Neale Donald Walsch

38.2.1 Stagnant Performance

An individual in comfort zone will be stagnant in his/ her performance. Why? Comfort zone is signalled when an individual is at his/ her optimal performance. When performance level is stagnant over a long period, the individual will be less receptive to higher requirement. This will create a shock when the performance requirement is upgraded but the individual is not able to cope.

38.2.2 Diminished Passion

An individual in comfort zone will have his/ her passion diminished. Why? As challenge increases engagement level, the absence of challenge reduces engagement level. Comfort zone relieves an individual from challenges. Over time, when this effect is not remedied, the passion will be lost.

38.2.3 Restrained Growth Potentials

An individual in comfort zone will have his/ her growth potentials restrained. Why? Comfort zone is a misleading concept that good performance requires no improvement. It gives the illusion that sufficient is enough, and this starves the hunger for improvement. When the hunger is not fed, the individual's growth potentials will be lost.

38.2.4 Tricked into Thinking "I am the Best/ I am Never Wrong"

An individual in comfort zone will be thinking he/ she is the best and never could be wrong. Why? Comfort zone is achieved when activities become routine, thus making the individual becoming good in the performance. This applies to a fixed environment. When there are changes to the environment, it will lead the individual into a disarray.

38.2.5 Reluctant for Challenges

An individual in comfort zone will be reluctant in facing and accepting challenges. Why? Comfort zone diminishes many motivators for an individual. Those diminished motivators lead to the reluctance.

38.2.6 Disabled Emotional Fitness

An individual in comfort zone at worst will have his/ her emotional fitness disabled. An individual unable to control his/ her emotions at will throughout various challenging situations is the worst danger in comfort zone. Why? Among the many traits of a successful leader, emotional intelligence is highly regarded. Not having emotional fitness signals lacking in an individual's leadership.

38.3 The Remedies for Comfort Zone

There are many approaches in remedying comfort zone, which the keywords are change and challenge. The selected few approaches are:

• Adding more responsibility in the set of activities
• Improving the methodology a responsibility is carried out
• Discussing with immediate partners on how to curb and improve the situation
• Relating responsibilities with values of either personal or corporate
• Changing the set of activities under your responsibility
• Changing for better opportunities

I hope this topic benefits you as much as it has benefited myself, wa la hawla wa la kuwatta ila billah. Insha'Allah, the next topic will be posted in the near future.