If you’re stuck in a comfort zone, here’s how to get out
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If you’re stuck in a comfort zone, here’s how to get out

Liz Charalambous Assistant professor of nursing, University of Nottingham school of health sciences

Embracing change can be hard. Here are strategies to help you manage fear of failure and step into the unknown

Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is a gamble. Sometimes it leads to a miserable experience: sleepless nights, stress and anxiety, or being treated like an outsider. But when the gamble pays off, you can come away feeling enriched, proud and motivated.

Nursing Standard. 40, 2, 25-25. doi: 10.7748/ns.40.2.25.s11

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