BREAKING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE- trustpointtx.sandler.com 

How often have you listened as someone rationalized his or her mishandling of a problem by externalizing its source? The situation is used as an excuse rather than explored for opportunity. Closer scrutiny almost always reveals the source of the problem to be internal, stemming from the person's concept of self - specifically, a state of mind that prevents him or her from trying to break through his/her "success barrier." This state of mind is their "comfort zone." More- http://www.trustpointtx.sandler.com/pressitems/show/14844/1421