Get Out of Your Comfort Zone This Year

01/11/22 • 18 min

Launch Your Blog Biz

024. Happy New Year, y’all, and welcome to 2022!

It’s that time of year again...

Lots of people are making resolutions, setting goals, and planning for the brand new year ahead.

So today, I’m taking a deep dive into the place where growth happens: Outside of your comfort zone.

Getting out of my comfort zone is something I’ve always struggled with, both personally and professionally.

The pandemic definitely hasn’t helped matters for me, and I’ve been finding it more difficult than usual to put myself out there.

But I know from experience that growth doesn’t happen in the safety of your comfort zone, and I don’t want my business or my personal life to stop growing.

So, we continue to push forward.

If we don’t, that little world will take up more and more space, until you’re isolated in a prison of your own making.

So if you’re ready to make this your year of change, growth, and personal and professional improvement, you need to figure out where the boundaries of your comfort zone are, and push yourself past them as much as possible.

In this episode, I’m discussing:

How to get out of your comfort zone, and why you need to
The impact of the pandemic on our comfort zones
Why staying in your comfort zone is dangerous
The importance of goal setting and time management
Tips and questions to make sure you continue to grow
And more.

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

Podcast episode mentioned: From $206k in Student Loans to Super Successful Entrepreneur (with Natalie Bacon)
Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

024. Happy New Year, y’all, and welcome to 2022!

It’s that time of year again...

Lots of people are making resolutions, setting goals, and planning for the brand new year ahead.

So today, I’m taking a deep dive into the place where growth happens: Outside of your comfort zone.

Getting out of my comfort zone is something I’ve always struggled with, both personally and professionally.

The pandemic definitely hasn’t helped matters for me, and I’ve been finding it more difficult than usual to put myself out there.

But I know from experience that growth doesn’t happen in the safety of your comfort zone, and I don’t want my business or my personal life to stop growing.

So, we continue to push forward.

If we don’t, that little world will take up more and more space, until you’re isolated in a prison of your own making.

In this episode, I’m discussing:

How to get out of your comfort zone, and why you need to
The impact of the pandemic on our comfort zones
Why staying in your comfort zone is dangerous
The importance of goal setting and time management
Tips and questions to make sure you continue to grow
And more.

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

Podcast episode mentioned: From $206k in Student Loans to Super Successful Entrepreneur (with Natalie Bacon)
Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

Previous Episode

Our Year Wrapped: 2021 + What’s Next

023. Well, y’all, we finally made it to the end of 2021!

And what a year it was...

Everyone said 2020 was really rough, and it was in some ways. But financially speaking, it was a great year for us.

So, naturally, we went into 2021 expecting more great things.

And we definitely created some awesome things: our podcast and new SEO course.

But we’ve also hit a few speed bumps this year.

Overall, it was a year filled with a lot of change and a whole lot of learning and adjusting.

There were a lot of opportunities this year for me to get discouraged, but I did my best to keep my mindset in check and continue looking forward.

It’s about more than positive thoughts. It’s about being flexible, learning how to adapt, and trusting in your abilities.

Every year, I like to reflect back on the ups and downs, the wins, the failures, and everything in between. It’s the only real way to pave the way for new growth.

I encourage all of you to take a few moments to listen and reflect with me, and make sure you’re starting your new year with the right mindset and direction.

In this episode, I’m discussing:

The impact of the pandemic on our business + on the world
All of our ups and downs over the last year
Recapping and reflecting on our biggest business changes
How we’re adapting to the changing online business world
Important questions to consider for the new year
What’s next for us in 2022
And more!

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

Our courses:
Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

Next Episode

From Lawyer to 7-Figure Biz + Legal Issues Blog (with Amira Irfan)

025. Making money from a new blog can take quite some time.

It took us months before we finally turned a profit on our health and wellness blog, and y’all already know about how our first blog failed miserably.

But just because it can take a while to start making money blogging, doesn’t mean it has to.

Our student, Amira Irfan–business lawyer, blogger, and coach at ASelfGuru.com, is the exception.

Amira made $1,000 from her blog in her very first MONTH.

She made her first $10,000 in 4 months, and has since earned more than $1,000,000 in a single year with her online business..

And she didn’t achieve that quick success by accident, or by luck.

Amira definitely put in the work, including doing a ton of networking and collaborating.

But what really set her apart was that she didn’t let fear or perfectionism hold her back from making important strategic moves.

So today, Amira and I are taking a deep dive into how she was able to make her blog profitable so quickly, and how she has achieved such a high level of success.

We’ll also be digging into Amira’s specialty–the legal side of blogging–and how you can protect yourself and your blog biz.

In this episode, Amira and I are discussing:

Amira’s blogging success journey + tips for growth
How Amira made $1,000 in her first month blogging
The mindset that helped Amira be so successful so fast
How Amira has grown her blog biz to over $1,000,000
What dangers her legal templates protect bloggers from
What’s next for Amira
And more.

For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.

Resources and Mentions:

Amira’s Blog: ASelfGuru.com
Amira’s Facebook Group
Amira’s Legal Templates
Amira’s New ADA Compliance Bundle
Create and Go Course mentioned: Pro Blogger Bundle
Tutorial: How to Start a Successful Blog
Start your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging Bootcamp

For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

Launch Your Blog Biz - Get Out of Your Comfort Zone This Year

Transcript

Lauren 0:01
Welcome to the Launch Your Blog Biz podcast. I'm your host, Lauren McManus, I used to be a full time tax accountant and CPA with a whole lot of limiting beliefs and "I can'ts" whenever I thought about starting my own business. Fast forward a few months, and I quit my job after starting and growing my first blog to six figures in just a year. This is my space to share and yours to listen and grow, about how to build and scale your own blogging business and design a life on your