{"id":1753,"date":"2022-04-08T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iamdanram.com\/blog\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2023-01-24T19:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T19:34:23","slug":"step-out-of-your-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iamdanram.com\/blog\/step-out-of-your-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Out of Your Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Life&#8217;s greatest adventures happen when you step out of your comfort zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepping out of your comfort zone isn&#8217;t easy. There are so many unknowns. Your anxieties creep up. Your inner voice says <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">no<\/mark>. It&#8217;s scary. Here&#8217;s the thing though, it&#8217;s supposed to be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few years ago while on a working holiday to Poland, after finishing up a hectic speaking tour of Germany, I received a very interesting offer&#8230; AllWeb Albania presented me with the opportunity to deliver the opening keynote at their digital marketing conference in Tirana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Truth be told, I was exhausted after weeks of intensive MC&#8217;ing and speaking engagements. To add to that, I&#8217;d never been to Albania &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t even point it out on a map if you asked me! How would an Albanian crowd respond to my content? How would I even get to Albania? How can I get a vlogger on 24 hours notice? Too many questions, not enough answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>I said yes<\/strong>.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/0kyBn1nc-OylTscIri_Ilg6ZkDiWIBL1AawQkQPyIT4e6iZPv1e2ymkjJIF62_3YyCRibq7x9kOIlbVRV67X3BASUDI08RN6PdL4N2Pe52HEeJLEFt99QokU7yKl_QerzrEtBzrR\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step out of your comfort zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seemingly terrifying word <strong>yes<\/strong>, presented me with a truly memorable adventure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An opportunity to deliver my favourite message to hundreds of hungry, ambitious entrepreneurs; <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Start Now Start Simple<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opportunity to bring and test out a young, driven content creator to work with me building both my brand as well as his portfolio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opportunity to meet a truly wonderful and kind event team running great events in the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The opportunity to explore a beautiful part of the world, unbeknownst to me literally a few days before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The moral of this story is that this principle applies to everybody, professionally and personally. 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