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| Dear Visitor, How big is your comfort zone? For some people it's postage stamp sized. For others, it's a fairly large neighborhood. And some people roam a comfort zone the size of a planet. Is your comfort zone big enough to achieve your dreams? You see, the size of your comfort zone will determine whether you can tolerate the risks that will be necessary to bring your vision to life. Courage is a necessary ingredient for amplifying possibility into reality. That's because you will be doing and saying things that will be considered out of character for you. You will be acting as if your business vision is going to come true. The more radical your vision, the more radical must be your change in behavior. Can you tolerate the uncomfortable feeling that comes with doing something new, especially when the outcome is as yet unknown? You know that feeling. You might call it nervousness, or anxiety, or just being uncomfortable. It's like standing up and speaking in public for the first time. Or to a much larger group than you've ever spoken to before. Or on a topic area that's not your specialty. It's that feeling you get when you work up the nerve to tell someone what you really think, when you know she doesn't want to hear it. It's that discomfort you might feel when asking for the order, or firing someone, or borrowing a large sum of money. The better you can tolerate this feeling, the better you will be at taking the necessary risks to bring your business vision to life. With practice, you'll come to welcome this feeling, because you'll know that it means you're on the edge of your old world leaning into your new world. You're pushing through the membrane separating the two, declaring your new world to be more real than the old. Are you really ready to amplify your business possibilities into reality? There are many ways to increase your risk tolerance and therefore the size of your comfort zone. Here are some tips for preparing yourself for the risks ahead: 1. Take physical risks. Now, I'm not suggesting you ride Niagara Falls in a barrel, but studies suggest that taking physical risks prepares us to take risks in general. First, physical risk requires our complete attention. We become hyper aware, and narrowly focused on our objective. We quiet our minds. These skills serve us well in any risk-taking situation. Secondly, we feel that uncomfortable feeling. We practice having it, and become better at tolerating it. Any physical activity that challenges you can be considered a risk. This can range from walking a mile to driving a stock car on a racetrack. I like to stretch myself, so I have done the latter, as well as jumped off the tallest building in New Zealand, rappelled 300 feet into a cave system, and run a marathon. My next goals are to firewalk and skydive. How would you like to challenge yourself? 2. Practice taking business risks. The more you expose yourself to the things that scare you, the easier and more tolerable they become. Afraid of asking for the sale? Put yourself into the position of having to ask for the sale over and over again. Afraid of showing possible investors your business plan? Line up 20 appointments to do so. Not only will you get more and more comfortable with these challenges, but you also will gain valuable insight about what you're doing wrong, what you're doing right, and what you could do better. 3. Have a contingency plan and a timetable. Although the universe can deliver your desired business outcomes in about a million different ways, you are still allowed to map out what you think you can do to bring your vision to life. If the risks you take are in line with the plan and will help you to achieve critical milestones, then you'll know you're on the right track. And what if something in the plan doesn't happen like it should? Thinking about this in advance of executing the plan and coming up with a contingency plan will give you a safety net you can fall back on, if necessary. Knowing the safety net is there will make the risks more tolerable. 4. Expect failure. Even more than that, embrace it. Any successful businessperson will tell you that their success was built on the foundation of their failures. It's when we fail that we learn what doesn't work, so that we can focus on doing what does work. When you can take a risk even while knowing that it might not work out, you really open the door to the possibilities. 5. Wear your belief like armor. If you believe in your ability to make your business vision come true, if you believe that you deserve it, if you believe in the inevitability of your success, and you face the world each day with confidence in those beliefs, the universe will come to your aid in ways that you can't even imagine. Faith moves mountains, and the risks you take along the way, the new things you do and say, will be the symbols that your vision is coming true. Visitor, it's been my great pleasure to walk alongside you on your journey to a new business reality. Please feel free to e-mail me any questions you may have about amplifying your business vision into reality. Let me also encourage you to bravely continue your journey, and to protect the integrity of your dreams. Your dreams are among the few things that really belong to you, and no one can take them from you unless you let them. Dream big, dream boldly, and believe in yourself. Life is short! You've got to Amp it Up! With confidence in you and your amplification powers-- --Kim --------------------------------- For Amp Up Your Business! e-mail subscribers only: Kim's 20% business coaching discount for new clients! 3 hour-long coaching sessions per month for just $288/mo.! 6-month commitment required. 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