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“Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance”. The saying came from the original 7Ps which means Proper Planning & Preparation

Prevents P*ss Poor Performance

Failure is something that can scare even the most confident people, but learning ways to help step out of that personal bubble can lead us to adapt to an ever-changing world and gain some much-needed skills.

Escaping Comfort

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e face many situations in which we simply have to overcome them. Ridding one’s self

of that comfort zone can be extremely beneficial to one’s real world experience. How can

someone ever improve, if he/she never attempts? Failure is something that can scare even the

most confident people, but learning ways to help step out of that personal bubble can lead us to

adapt to an ever-changing world and gain some much-needed skills.

To start stepping out of that comfort zone, one has to be willing to take baby steps at first.

Don’t dive right into to an uncomfortable situation.

Professor of

Organizational Behavior, Andy Molinsky, explains that winging it is never a good idea:

“When you’re going to step out of your comfort zone in a situation that’s meaningful,

you need to have a good chance for success. Whether it’s speaking up in a meeting or giving a

keynote address at a conference, you want to say

something worthwhile, and not fumble your

words. You can never fully prepare for something you’ve never done before, but you shouldn’t

wing it, either.”

To start stepping out of that

comfort zone, start preparing for whatever you need to work on. Start off small, if you need to

prepare for a speech gather some friends from the

class, or if not make some. friends, and practice speeches together.

escaping comfort