The place to start is by unlearning how we think about learning. The idea is to expand our Comfort Zone, which isn’t static. The aim is to get out of our cozy comfort zone and thriving towards the growth zone which will help us to set new goals and feel more at ease more often in your life. That means to expose ourself to new situations even if it might feel uncomfortable at the beginning.
To go on the journey of personal growth we need to set new goals and find a purpose, which drives us in our daily actions. The challenge is to expand our comfort zone and getting into the learning zone to gain new experiences by keeping control and the feeling of security. This is a continous tightrope walk, but worth doing it for our self-development.
A fundamental part of this learning journey is recognizing our biases and mental models. We have to acknowledge other ways of thinking and other opinions. In order to learn, we must be ready to be challenged by others through conversations and unlearn our current ways of doing things or the way we think. When we achieve this, all paths are open to us to be successfully prepared for the future.
-Harvard Business Review