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Put yourself in more situations that make you uncomfortable 🙂
Gotcha. Journal about what the situation was and the areas you felt uncomfortable. After that, try to think of ways in which you can improve your ability to handle those things. Personally, when I feel uncomfortable I’ll reach out to trusted colleagues and run the situation past them and ask if it’s normal or odd or what they would’ve done. Sometimes just talking it out helps. You have to take ownership and responsibility for what’s making you uncomfortable and pursue improvements on your own. It likely is just a matter of building confidence or preparing more or just accepting the reality of a situation. Try to understand what’s making you uncomfortable, why, and think of ways to reduce it. As a lighter note, I get uncomfortable with prolonged eye contact so I actually flex my toes in my shoes when that happens so I can focus on my toes scrunching up instead of the professional eye contact I’m making with the person. 🤷🏻♀️
Sit in an uncomfortable chair all day.
You are doing the best you can based on what you know. And look back at your life and realize that you’ve survived all the difficult moments in your past. No one has life figured out, we are all just like each other, trying to do our best. Your team, your clients, your managers, they are all humans too just like you. Tell yourself, it’s ok if I screw up, I will learn from it and I will improve. But if I don’t push my boundaries, I’ll never realize where my limits lie.
That was really helpful, P1!!
E1 exactly - do it more!
Oh and one more thing, life isn’t about what we do but rather how we do it.
Cold showers every morning.
Only half joking - putting yourself in stressful/potentially painful situations makes your more comfortable being uncomfortable. Doesn’t matter if it’s having that conversation you’ve been putting off or going on a run - reps at being uncomfortable and pushing through will help in the long run.
Best of luck OP - we’re all fighting our own battles 💙
Do it more. If you’re uncomfortable now and it new to you, then change your perspective. I find being uncomfortable is an opportunity to learn and grow. If it’s hard to find a different perspective on your own, then find a mentor or a trustworthy colleague to talk it out with to find the opportunity.