Sometimes we need to push ourselves outside our comfort zone, but other times, we really don’t. We NEED to take time in our happy place, to remember what it’s like to feel comfortable and in control of our world. Our happy place is a stress reliever, and we all need those!
The art of building your confidence and competence in the world is to know when it’s time to go there – either outside your comfort zone or back to your happy place. The journey back and forth between these two places is where confidence is built and success is found.
In our happy place, we can reflect and integrate what we learned in the big scary world.
It works for babies. It works for our bodies (sleep is their happy place!) And it works for hard charging, high-achieving professionals too.
Where’s your happy place at work? Mine is somewhere between my desk and Starbucks. Usually on that journey, I feel good and steering my own ship no matter what madness just happened behind my computer screen or in that last meeting.
“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” ― Walt Whitman
Complimentary webinar for women – Build your credibility by building your communications confidence (hint: we’ll show you strategies for using your comfort zone and your happy place to build your skillz). April 26th – Register now.
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