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It's been said that my comfort zone is the most dangerous place to live.  What feels safe, cozy and warm is actually my life wasting away into oblivion.  In a few hundred, hell, 50 years from now I won't be a thought in anyone's mind.  So why am I so afraid to live my life?

Forget the why! I am learning to deliberately face my fear until the fear subsides. One way I have done this is by creating two of me in my mind.  The first me is the decision maker. The guy flipping the switch.  "On or off Jason. Just make the decision." I tell myself.  The second me is the action taker.  This is the guy who has to show up to the meeting set up by the switch flipper.  It's a love hate relationship between the two.  Most of the time the action taker is terrified and is dragged along kicking a screaming.  Why is he such a big baby?

Forget the why!  We've learned not to listen to his whining.  You see, a strange thing is happening.  The more we flip the switch and take action, the more confident we become.  The more confident we become, the more we flip the switch and take action.  Brian Tracy calls this "spiraling upward."  I call it living outside of my comfort zone.  

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