Who is ready to get out of their comfort zone? I Am!

I’m ready to try new things not only to get myself out of my comfort zone but to get out of the house more, with and without my family. At the moment the most exciting thing I seem to do is take the kids to swimming lessons for half an hour one day a week.

My resolution? A “motivation” box.

No, it’s not a box full of quotes and sayings that make you smile and then you go and sit back down on the couch or continue folding the washing, it’s a box full of ideas and inspiration to get me doing things I haven’t done before or need to do more of. During the first week of each month I will draw one idea out and give myself the remainder of that month to do what it says.

My motivation slip for last month would have said “start a blog” because putting my ideas and creations out there for anyone to see is definitely something I’m not completely comfortable with. But like many other things that made me uncomfortable in my life I’m guessing the more I do it the easier it will be. My first job as a receptionist I wouldn’t answer the phone for the first week or so because I was scared and wasn’t confident enough to do it, but after a serious word from my manager one phone call at a time it got easier and it wasn’t long until it was second nature. Every job I’ve had since has included answering the phone and I don’t even think twice about it anymore.  

This is my theory behind the motivation box, the more I push myself to do things now the easier it will be in the future.

So, during the first week of each month for the next six months or so I will pull a piece of paper out of the box and it will tell me what I have to do that month to get myself out of my comfort zone and out of this house. There isn’t anything too crazy in there as I am a beginner and also don’t have enough funds to do anything too crazy, but with the help of google I’ve come up with some cheap and achievable ideas.

Feel free to join me if you feel that getting out of your comfort zone is something you need to do yourself.

If you like you can join my facebook page: Elle-Jay Creations and share your experiences with me and the rest of my facebook friends.

Being the second of the month I have decided to pull out my very first Motivation slip today and it says… “Put on a bbq for your friends”. Simple? Yes! But being social is definitely something my husband and I both need a bit more of in our lives. Looking forward to it.