FREE FALLING
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What would you attempt if you knew you couldn't fail? Š 2013 AlanBerg.com 3
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What is your inaction costing you?
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“anxiety-neutral position” Judith M. Bardwick
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“We need a place of
productive discomfort...” Daniel H. Pink
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“This space is called
‘Optimal Anxiety’ and it's just outside our comfort zone” Alan Henry
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“…stress includes anger and frustration, while anxiety is typically worry and unease.” Melinda Beck
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“Somewhere between checked out and freaked out lies an anxiety sweet spot…” Melinda Beck
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“…people who seem to feel most happy being unhappy… That’s their comfort zone.” Alina Tugend
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everything is new… once © 2013 AlanBerg.com 11
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What have you already done that was outside your comfort zone?
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Were you forced outside your comfort zone?
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Wedding MBA’s Shannon Underwood © 2013 AlanBerg.com 14
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fearless doesn’t mean reckless
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Get in the Zone
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If not now… when?
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my closing keynote…
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each of us has our own
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What do you get when you step out of your comfort zone? • • • •
more productive easier time dealing with changes easier to push your boundaries easier to brainstorm
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How can you break out of your comfort zone? • • • • •
try a new restaurant try a new dish take a different route turn off the TV turn off your email © 2013 AlanBerg.com
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“Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t… you’re right.” Henry Ford © 2013 AlanBerg.com 26
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“we stop surprising ourselves…not because we're no good anymore, but because we are good...” Seth Godin
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The New Normal
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“…you just want to learn what you're really capable of.” Alan Henry
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60-day challenge
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“I don’t want to be the best I can ever be. I only want to be the best I’ve ever been… and do that every day.” Alan Berg © 2013 AlanBerg.com 31
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You want more
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You deserve more
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You’re capable of more
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Break out of your Comfort Zone and get it © 2013 AlanBerg.com 35
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Thanks for listening
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