Why Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Is Wrong

Daily Boost - Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Health & Fitness, Business, Education, Self-improvement

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Daily Boost Podcast Show Notes Why Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Is Wrong August 19, 2025 | Episode 5162 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description How many times have you been told to "get out of your comfort zone"? Scott challenges that conventional wisdom with a fresh perspective that'll change how you think about growth. Using his recent motorcycle adventure through Tennessee and North Carolina mountains as a backdrop, he reveals why expanding your comfort zone beats jumping out of it completely. You'll discover the bubble framework that makes personal growth feel natural instead of terrifying. This episode will shift your approach to challenges forever. Featured Story Scott shares his adrenaline-fueled motorcycle journey through the twisty mountain roads of Tennessee and North Carolina. Riding on the edge for seven hours a day with the constant awareness that one wrong move could be fatal, he and his crew lived by one rule: "ride your own ride." This white-knuckle adventure becomes the perfect metaphor for how to approach your comfort zone – push the limits without breaking the bubble. Important Points Your comfort zone is like a soap bubble that can expand without breaking, and staying inside while stretching it is more effective than jumping out completely. Small, consistent steps at the edge of your comfort zone create bigger changes over time than massive leaps that might overwhelm you. Balance between challenge and comfort has restorative value, helping you maintain momentum without burning out. Memorable Quotes "Almost everything you know right now happened because you got out of your comfort zone." "Ride your own ride – don't get pulled out of your comfort zone just to keep up with somebody else." "Go out on the edge as far as you can, staying within your bubble, but don't leave that bubble." Scott's Three-Step Approach Identify one small area where you can stretch just beyond your current comfort level without completely leaving your zone. Practice the "bubble expansion" mindset by taking small, consistent actions that challenge you while maintaining your sense of safety. Remember to alternate between challenge and comfort, giving yourself recovery time to maintain balance and avoid overwhelm. Connect With Me Search for The Daily Boost on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Email: [email protected] Main Website: https://motivationtomove.com YouTube https://youtube.com/dailyboostpodcast Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/motivationtomove Facebook Group: https://dailyboostpodcast.com/facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How are you? Come on in. Has anybody ever said, hey, you need to get out of your comfort zone have you heard that how many
0:23.1	times you've heard that i've been a lot huh it is crazy how many times i've heard that in my life and
0:27.1	it's pretty good do you like it when they say that or do you not like it when they say that
0:31.8	everybody's a little bit different we'll talk about that today why you should get out a little bit
0:37.0	i'll give you a framework around how to think about that.
0:40.0	Why it's good for you and some of the benefits you're going to get from just pushing yourself a little bit, you'll know a lot of this stuff. Some of you're like, I don't even going to talk about it. It's a comfort zone? I'm not coming in. No, I'm not going to listen. Eh, eh. Can't hear you.
0:35.1	It'll be okay.
0:36.4	It's not scary.
0:37.8	It is a daily boost from Motivation.com.
0:39.6	How are you?
0:40.0	My name is Scott Smith.
0:40.9	20 years of doing this thing and happy to be here today for you. I lived. I lived. I'll tell you a story a minute. I survived a trip I went on and I'm here. Although the voice is a little screechy today. Sorry about that. I, uh, I was riding motorcycles and I thinking maybe
1:12.6	I kind of yelled over the exhaust a little too much. And my bikes are Harley. I'm just a little
1:17.4	itty, bitty bit on the annoying side. Loud pipe save lives, right? Hmm, I just like the sound.
1:23.9	Not that. I'm not that. I don't know. just a little bit. So, back to the comfort zone thing.
1:30.7	How many times have you heard or been asked or been told to get out of your comfort zone?
1:35.9	Think about it for a minute. Some people, it's really a traumatic thing. For me, that happened early on
1:40.7	with those amateur motivational speakers called bosses.
1:43.1	Get out there, bang on the door, make a sale. I did some early sales training in my early 20s when I was kind of afraid of doing sales. I had a lot of good bosses who basically threw me into the fire. That was about it. And I kind of learned. I mean, it didn't kill me. It made me stronger as I came back. I didn't like it, though. do you like to be told to get out of your comfort zone or or you don't?
1:44.7	And right now it's a 50-50.
2:01.3	I mean, it didn't kill me. It made me stronger. So I came back. I didn't like it, though. Do you like to be told to get out of your comfort zone or, or you don't? And right now, it's a 50-50. I mean, in this audience right now, I'm sure a lot of people just hate it. But it is effective, isn't it? Yes, it is. Getting out of your comfort zone is effective and it is good for you. In fact, I would go so far as to say almost everything you know right now happened because you got out of your comfort zone.
2:37.3	So before I go on, let me set a frame for you here so you know how I think about comfort zones. Sometimes I do a lot of crazy stuff. I was going to say stupid stuff. That's pretty true too. But I do a lot of stuff and you can listen to me and say, yeah, he does that stuff because I've kind of taught myself to do it. But the truth is this. Thousands and thousands of people that I've coached over the years, I've learned a few things. Almost everybody is better off. They stay in their
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