{"id":15395,"date":"2014-07-14T19:30:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2014\/07\/stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-facing-your-fears.html"},"modified":"2020-10-08T19:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:16:47","slug":"stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-facing-your-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2014\/07\/stepping-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-facing-your-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping out of your Comfort Zone and Facing your Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I went on an adventure and stepped out of my comfort zone. I went indoor skydiving. At one point I wanted to back out and did not want to go. One of my biggest fears is heights. I usually don&#8217;t go on rides at amusement parks and avoid roller coasters. I am not known to be a daredevil or a risk taker, but I am glad I did something that I personally felt uncomfortable with. Many times in our lives we are put in situations that we feel uncomfortable in and we just have to learn how to cope. I encourage all of you to step out and face you fears. Here are some videos that I would like to share to help you step out of your comfort zone and that would help you grow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone with Jerome Jarre\" width=\"1108\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7njBebg6BYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"overcoming fear of failure and how to succeed in life\" width=\"1108\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WNvd1RhM8Ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I went on an adventure and stepped out of my comfort zone. I went indoor skydiving. 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