I knew when I stepped onto the yellow bucket - which was to take me 180ft into the sky for me to then willingly throw myself off - that I was only coming down one way.
My friend and travel buddy Rachel had urged me to have a go on the mini jump over the pool first, but as was my personality in my 20’s, if I’m in for a penny, I’m in for a pound!
As we ascended above the Faliraki coastline, I vaguely remember the guy throwing instructions at me as he checked the bungy cord around my ankles.
‘When we get to the top, I’ll shout 3,2,1 BUNGY, then you jump’
‘Ok’, I shouted back, my heart jumping in my chest.
As we got to the top I stepped up to the gap in the bucket and knew I had tenths of a second before my fear would take over.
I heard the guy say ‘3’…
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Doesn’t Always Mean You’re More Comfortable!
My elders used to tell me fear would shrink with age.
The more you step out of your comfort zone, the more comfortable you’ll get - ‘they’d’ say.
But now I know fear doesn’t go away — it just shifts.
In my 20s, I was happy to throw myself out of a crane, but terrified of commitment.
In my 30s, I was happy to birth a bowling ball but broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of starting a business.
Now, in my 50s, I’ll backpack solo across countries, but the thought of hitting “record” on a video now terrifies me.
There’s always a new challenge, always a new comfort zone to step out of — and the older we get, the harder those leaps can feel.
That’s why so many people think making money from a laptop on a beach is for the 20-something crowd. They believe they need to reinvent the wheel or master a whole new skill set.
But I promise you, you don’t.
You’ve already spent decades honing skills, gaining experience, and solving problems.
Here’s how to turn your knowledge into cold hard cash that can fund world travel!
