415: Conviction, Customization, and Clarity: Break Out of Your Comfort Zone with Andy Molinsky

Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University's International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. His new book Reach discusses ways to know yourself better and break outside your comfort zone.

A simple exercise you can implement today is to confront that thing you're fearing, imagine the worst case scenario, then the ideal/perfect version, then the realistic version, and decide on the probability for each of the three.

Andy says that some or all of the five pain points holding you back are authenticity, likability, competence, resentment, and morality. Listen in as you can realize that thing you were procrastination doing wasn't so bad at all, and making progress will get you to break that cycle of avoidance.

Resources

• Andy Molinsky (official site)
• Andy's books ("Global Dexterity" and "Reach")
• Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge, and Build Confidence (book)

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Filed in: Archive 2: 2017 • Interview • Mindset • Motivation • Podcast