How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable : 43 Weird & Wonderful Ways to Build a Strong, Resilient Mindset

Join Ben Aldridge as he offers a selection of strange and wonderful challenges designed to take you out of your comfort zone and into the unknown. Ben shows you that learning new skills, mental and physical, will help you to cultivate a stronger, healthier, more resilient mindset to face your everyday challenges. Drawing on the theoretical roots of the Stoics, Buddhism, popular psychology and CBT, Ben has created a unique programme that anyone can follow. Join Ben on his journey from anxious mess to back in control. This book is packed with fun and practical challenges that readers can try themselves, all in the name of self-improvement! Thanks to having undertaken these challenges himself, Ben now has an unusual selection of hobbies, a host of interesting new skills, some fantastic dinner party stories and plenty of wonderful experiences... and most importantly he now feels calmer, healthier, happier and more at peace. Split into three types of activity - mental, physical and skilful - the challenges range from climbing a mountain to sleeping on a beach in a bivvy bag in a storm to having a conversation in Japanese. Follow Ben in learning how to pick a lock, how to solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute and how to memorize the order of a deck of cards after seeing it only once (the ultimate party trick). Along the way, he's eaten some repulsive insects, whilst also creating a new morning routine that freed up the time to write this book. Try out Ben's challenges ... or create some of your own, with the help of the challenge tracker! Join Ben Aldridge As He Offers A Selection Of Strange And Wonderful Challenges Designed To Take You Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Into The Unknown. Ben Shows You That Learning New Skills, Mental And Physical, Will Help You To Cultivate A Stronger, Healthier More Resilient Mindset To Face Your Everyday Challenges. A Really Great And Novel Way To Encourage People To Push Themselves Beyond Their Comfort Zone And Engender Self-reliance. -- Levison Wood After Debilitating Anxiety And Panic Attacks Began To Impact His Daily Life, Ben Aldridge Decided To Tackle His Mental Health Issues In A Creative Way. His Journey Led Him On A Year Of Completing Weird And Wonderful Challenges In The Name Of Self-improvement. By Deliberately Leaving His Comfort Zone And Enduring Difficulties, Ben Completely Changed His Life. Ice-cold Showers, Eating Repulsive Insects, Running Marathons, Sleeping In Unusual Places, Wearing Ridiculous Clothes And Learning To Solve The Rubik's Cube In Under A Minute Are Some Of The Ways Ben Has Pushed His Body And Mind To Learn More, Endure More And Conquer More. Varying In Length, Difficulty And Category, Ben Explains How To Complete Each Challenge, How It Changed His Life And How You Can Push Yourself With This Practical Method Of Self-development. From Learning A New Language To Climbing A Mountain, See How Far You Can Challenge Yourself To Overcome Your Fears And Self-imposed Limitations. Packed With Useful Tips And Tricks From Stoicism, Buddhism, Cbt And Popular Psychology, This Book Encourages Us To Face Our Fears, Embrace Adversity And Leave Our Comfort Zones. Are You Ready To Get Uncomfortable And Build A More Resilient Mindset? Are you ready to leave your comfort zone? Ben Aldridge is an adventurer who believes that doing challenging things makes us feel better, stronger and more alive. By routinely throwing himself into unusual situations, he has overcome his own severe anxiety and created a unique method for building mental toughness through exciting experiences. This book, containing 43 of Bens tried-and-tested challenges, will launch you out of your comfort zone in fun and practical ways. * Cultivate a stronger, healthier, more resilient mindset by practising adversity in a controlled manner * Intuitively create coping strategies for the future through adventure * Feel calmer, happier and more at peace knowing that you are capable of facing the unexpected every day The challenges range from long-term achievements to impressive party tricks to downright strange experiments. Are you ready to climb a mountain, learn a language, dress outrageously, induce vertigo, talk to strangers, solve a Rubiks Cube in under a minute, take icy showers, run a race, and more? Join Ben in his journey, challenge yourself, and change your life. A really great and novel way to encourage people to push themselves beyond their comfort zone and engender self- reliance Levison Wood