During one of the interviews I had a few years ago, I have asked one
candidate what made her stay for 5 years at a company where her experience was
not valued.
Her answer was: “Well… the colleagues are nice, I got used with
everything in the company and the management is also not that bad.”
She knew the whole time that she could do much more. However she continued
there for so long because it was cozy.
Recently I have had the chance to talk again with her and I have found out that she is still with the same
company but much happier. What happened?
She had decided to take the risk and try something new. She has discussed with her manager, she has been assigned to new projects, had to learn new technologies, was
noticed by the management and got promoted. She had left her comfort zone and decided to go for
more, take risks and work hard until she got what she wanted.
When was the last time you have tried doing something new? What was the biggest step you took out of your comfort zone?
Here is a good illustration about the comfort zone and what could happen if we
dare to get out of it.
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