Do one thing every day that scares you.

I have always loved this quote! Although its precise origins seems to be a little bit of a grey area, this does not detract from the weight of it.

We all tend to get stuck into "comfort zones" and after years of living in such a space, they can literally kill ones courage and self confidence. Things that possibly used to come absolutely naturally to you, might fill you with fear now...

For me personally, I would relate this to public speaking and social situations which involve the unknown. These are an ongoing challenge for me that I have to work at daily. I have to talk to myself and calm myself down to a point of actually being able to do them... and the funny thing is, that when I was at school I had absolutely NO problems with public speaking or handling myself in large groups of people that I didn't know. In fact I won several awards for public speaking.

I suppose life changed that - and now, I have to work at re-building those strengths. We all have those "little things"...

Trying something "new" everyday, even if it scares you is a great way to work at that - slowly breaking those negative comfort zones and once again building confidence bit by bit... Just try it! - Even if it is simply taking a new route to work.

It is a process, but one step forward is better than standing still :)