IQ-117: Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone To Heal and Elevate Your Life

Welcome to Heal Yourself, Change Your Life. My name is Brandy Gilmore. And after recovering from my own life-changing injury, it’s become my mission to share with others the same discoveries I made that changed my health and my entire life. Our minds are truly incredible. The placebo is proof of this.

Each week, I will take this simple awareness to a whole new level. I will even coach live callers to free themselves of physical pain using only their mind. And then I’ll provide you with a combination of practical and spiritual insights that you can use to master your mind, your emotions, and your energy to help you heal your health, yourself, and your life.

Let’s begin.

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Quick IQ episode, where we talk about insights and questions. And today we have several great questions on one particular topic. It’s just beautiful—I love how this unfolded. The question today has to do with the topic about whether to push yourself or not push yourself.

And beautifully, this question came in because of the last few weeks, the volunteers on the podcast. And even last week, if you recall, I was working with a beautiful volunteer, Camille, and she was able to shift away her pain, her discomfort. And part of what I also asked her to do was not push herself. And as you also know, on several other episodes, I am asking people to push themselves—or I’m pushing them a bit.

The Balance Between Pushing and Allowing

So this topic about pushing yourself or not pushing yourself—let’s unpack this.

First and foremost, I can say that a lot of times in our community, as far as self-help or spirituality, a lot of people hear the word “push” and think, “Oh my gosh, that can’t be spiritual.” But if we stop and think about it for a moment, any mother giving birth or any animal giving birth—there’s a level of push. So we all come into this world with a push.

So I’m not against the idea of pushing ourselves because that’s ultimately how we come into this world—how we’re born, how we grow. Even if you think about our muscles for a moment and our physical body—how do they grow? They grow when we overload them. As we overload them, our muscles can grow and tone. That’s the way our bodies are set up.

Even if you think about a tree—a tree will grow a stronger trunk if it has some wind and some resistance. That resistance helps it grow more. Pushing can be a great thing. Pushing can make us grow. Pushing can help us step outside of our comfort zone and take our lives to the next level.

Of course, the wrong type of pushing can make us feel overwhelmed, stressed, or burned out. That’s actually part of what was happening with last week’s volunteer—just pushing herself, really wanting, really trying, and it just created that feeling of overwhelm. (And by the way, if you haven’t listened to that episode, I definitely recommend doing so. Many people messaged in, absolutely loving her and the insights that came from her session—her self-awareness was just beautiful.)

Knowing When to Push and When Not To

Coming back to the point of pushing—that’s exactly how you’ll want to look at it. There are going to be certain times when it’s very beneficial to push. It’ll help you grow. Again, relating back to a pregnant woman—when she’s ready to deliver, giving a push is needed. But at four months in, giving a push isn’t necessarily needed. So it really depends on where we are in our journey.

Now, as you’ll hear me working with people on the podcast, sometimes what I’ll do is this: I’ll know that somebody’s very stuck. And if they’re very stuck, they’re likely not going to get unstuck without a push. So the way I look at it is like this—if someone’s experiencing some type of physical pain, and I push them to create that change and they’re able to release their pain, then they become in choice. Meaning, now they can see the difference.

If you did something and suddenly you were out of pain—now you know, “Hey, I can do it.” In other words, if somebody’s really stuck, I’ll push a bit so they can see the difference, because being able to see things in a new way can be powerful. Any time I push somebody to get unstuck or to go to the next level, there’s always a benefit.

And that was our question for today: When to know when to push and when to not?

Reflecting on Pushing in Your Own Life

That’s what I want to invite you to look at in your life. The truth is, a lot of times if we don’t push a bit, we stay stuck in our “comfort zone,” and we don’t go to the next level. So that’s one thing I want you to look at—is there an area of your life where you’re ready to push yourself a bit? And if so, how would it feel to push yourself?

In other words, if you were to push yourself and it feels stressful, overwhelming, fearful, or horrible—then that’s not where you want to go. But if you push yourself a bit and it feels expansive, it feels next level, it feels like having courage, like expanding—great. That’s the difference.

So that’s what I want you to reflect on in your life. Even when I push someone on the podcast—to get out of pain or shift in a specific direction—it’s always toward the positive. It’s always about moving toward expansion, even if there’s initial resistance.

Overcoming Resistance and Moving Forward

So, I want you to look at this for a moment: Do you have resistance? And if so, do you need to push a bit? And if you do push—how is that going to feel for you?

Really reflect on this in your life because, as you know, if you’re not stepping outside your comfort zone in one way or another, you’re not really going to grow.

Maybe you’ve been wanting to date for a long period of time, or get into a relationship but have been afraid to do that. Maybe your “push” is saying, “Okay, I’m going to get out there and do that.” Or maybe there’s something you’ve been wanting to learn or do, or even connect with new people or friends—whatever that is for you.

Closing Thoughts and Empowerment

All right—so that’s today’s quick IQ episode. I love this question—it’s such a great one. And by the way, if you ever have a question, send it in! I love your insights and questions.

Also, I want to invite you to please make a point to hit the share button on this episode—share it with somebody you love, somebody you care about, or even someone you don’t know. Because the more empowered, happy, healthy, and loving every single person is in our world, the better this world is for all of us.

So please make a point to have a most wonderful, fantastic rest of your day—and I look forward to connecting with you on the next episode. We’ll see you there.

Final Message

Thank you for listening to Heal Yourself, Change Your Life. So many people reach out and say how much these episodes have given them hope, touched their heart, or helped them stay positive in hard times—or even woken them up to a completely new level of awareness of how amazing we all really are.

If today’s episode touched your heart or expanded your mind in any way, please do me a favor and share it with those you care about—or those you know who really need it. As more and more people become empowered, it truly changes our world for the better. That’s the point—and the power—of these demonstrations: to create a radical shift in our consciousness by showing everyone what we are all capable of.

Of course, each volunteer will need to follow through to reinforce their programming and maintain their results. But the point is for you to see that you really can create rapid results in your health and your life if you truly understand and use your mind. You are incredible.

I do want to be clear though—most people will not get results this fast on their own. I make it look easy because of the discoveries I’ve made. You’ll want to remember that there’s so much more going on in our minds at a deeper level than people realize.

That said, if you want to send me any questions or comments, come visit me on my website at brandygillmore.com. And if you’re currently experiencing physical pain and would like to be a volunteer on the show, you can sign up there as well.

Lastly, please remember—if you have any health issues, you won’t want to avoid your doctors. Instead, make it your goal to blow their minds with what you’re capable of with your mind.

Thank you.