We all have our comfort zone. Those are the things in life we know we can do without making a fool of ourselves. As a result of the “foolish factor,” we rarely try new things and step out of our comfort zone. But sometimes shouldn’t we should take a chance? How else can we hope to grow? You never know, you just might surprise yourself.
Recently, I got roped in to doing a play. Even worse, I found out last minute at rehearsal it was a musical. I cannot sing or dance and when they insisted I try out for the lead role, the pros running the show quickly agreed. I was hoping they would tell me to just leave but instead they gave me the part of a wise-cracking construction worker (for some odd reason, my family felt it was a perfect fit for me). We rehearsed for hours on end and several days in a row just to pull off a production that would be presentable to the general public. Fortunately, we had help—really good help.