Principled?
Principled?
Principle 4 - Pushing your Comfort Zone with Entrepreneur & Performer, Tony Shriller
How can you push beyond your comfort zone? Tom explores Principle 4: Strive to thrive, not just survive. Step outside your comfort zone to really experience life. Together with guest Tony Shriller, an entrepreneur & performer, they discuss how we can push our limits to achieve what we thought was impossible.
Selected Links
· Connect with Tony Shriller
· Connect with Tom Marshall
Website | LinkedIn
· Tony’s TEDx Talk
· Blueprint Book, Nicholas Christakis
· Why success is 80% mindset, Tony Robbins
· Tom’s Blog about the 3-Why Analysis
Show Notes
Tom’s personal story about why he created this principle. [01:30]
Challenges with the principle that are explored in this episode. [05:00]
How Tony defines the comfort zone. [07:00]
Just because we want to push our comfort zone, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t enjoy it at times. [08:30]
What gives Tony the courage to keep pushing his comfort zone? [10:05]
Tony had a natural curiosity as a child that made him instinctively push his comfort zone. [10:50]
The mindset we develop influences how we see challenges – growth vs fixed mindset. This is shaped by how our parents praise us. [14:30]
Being who you are and what you want is essential for pushing your comfort zone. [16:55]
Collectivistic cultures promote conformity, inhibiting our ability to push our comfort zones. [17:15]
Tony explains how “emotional intelligence is more powerful than our logical thinking”. Harness it in the right way when making decisions. [17:59]
“Success is 85% mindset”. [18:57]
We need both a sense of individual identity and group identity – which can create a contradiction. Find that balance. [20:55]
How Tony’s self-awareness helps him deal with nervousness in pushing his comfort zone. [24:30]
The feeling of nervousness and excitement is physically the same. The meaning we give to that feeling dictates our emotions. [25:05]
When you make a performance about yourself, you get the most nervous and self-conscious. Focus on your impact. [26:10]
How Tony primed himself before his TEDx talk. [28:10]
“True confidence comes from not taking yourself so seriously”. [28:55]
The words you choose impact how you feel. Saying “today was wonderful” feels much better than saying “today was great”. [30:05]
How Tony persists in challenging times. [31:35]
Visualise achieving your goals. Remind yourself why you’re working towards them. [32:10]
Focusing on the pain from not achieving your goals can be more powerful than pleasure. [33:45]
How stepping out of his comfort zone has helped Tony fully experience life. [35:30]
Pushing your comfort zone in micro ways could have a macro impact. Taking cold showers or going to the office bathroom on a different floor could profoundly improve your life. [38:30]
Summary of the episode and Tom’s reflection on Tony’s story. [39:40]