Are you afraid to leave your comfort zone? (take baby steps!)

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. – Helen Keller

The trick is getting comfortable with change a little at a time. Start engaging in simple changes at home. Low risk changes will generate immediate rewards. Here are a few you can make that will help you get into a habit of adapting to change:

• If you drink coffee every day, switch to tea for a week.
• If you always listen to rock music on the radio, switch to country, jazz, or classical for a week.
• Rearrange one piece of furniture in your house.
• Read a section of the newspaper that you’ve never read before.
• Take a continuing education class in a subject not related to your career.
• Join a hobby group on MeetUp.com.
• Taste an ethnic food that you’ve never tried before, (as an alternative revisit a food you think you hate).
• Do what I do on a regular basis and GET LOST ON PURPOSE!

(source: “Change Please: Motivation means you’re either moving toward or away from something” on PsychologyToday.com)

What baby steps can you recommend to others who want to “test the waters” outside of their comfort zone?