Chicken Soup for the Soul: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: 101 Stories about Trying New Things, Overcoming Fear and Broadening Your World

by Amy Newmark

Try new things, overcome your fears, and broaden your world. You’ll feel empowered and energized when you get out of your comfort zone!

Whether it’s something little—like trying a new food—or something big—like flying to a faraway country—we feel empowered when we do something that challenges us.

You can do it! John Shedd said, “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”

Set sail from your safe harbor. Feel the wind, see new sights, and make your world bigger . The eleven chapters in this book will help

1. Reinvent Yourself
2. Face Your Fears
3. Believe in Yourself
4. Challenge Yourself
5. Try Something New
6. Be Daring
7. Follow Your Dreams
8. Go Far Away
9. Just Say Yes
10. Put Yourself Out There
11. Reach Out and Connect

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

384 pages, Paperback

Published July 25, 2023

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good stories. I enjoyed this book.

[Susana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Chicken Soup for the Soul edition makes you laugh or cry, smile or sigh. Each story will make you take a brand new look at your life. Each author takes you on an intimate journey of conquered fears that prove life-changing. Inspiration abounds. You might want to start with Open What? on page 167. That's the one I wrote. I got out of my comfort zone when I first stood in front of a mic in a room full of strangers and read a poem I wrote myself – my feelings, my fears, my heart. You need to read it along with all the other inspiring stories that are sure to tickle you out of your comfort zone.

[KG · Rating 1 out of 5]

LOL.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading short little clips about people's successes and triumphs.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as a book for a challenge I’m doing, and why did I remember the teenage collections to be more enjoyable? But still, reading about others trials and successes is empowering at times, but other times… not relatable. Glad these were short enough to get the picture.