Do you have cenophobia??

Do you even know what that means? Cenophobia or centophobia is the fear of new things or ideas

Why is it that so many people are so scared of change in their life? Why do we find what we think to be a comfy, cozy little “corner in life” and want to stay there? Why do we lose the desire to go BEYOND what we’ve already accomplished?

In continuation of my post yesterday discussing the effects of freshness on the brain, I did some research and came across a brief article that I wanted to share.

Stimulate your brain with a change of scenery

I'm always amazed at how much a change of scenery can help my brain engage. Recently, I've been working on a self-directed online course based on my Occupational Adventure Guide ^SM model. My challenge has been how to help people go through the self-exploration process and create their own Passion Core ^SM without me involved personally.

I have had a rough idea of how I wanted to go about it, but found myself stuck in refining it and taking it a step further. I kept revisiting it, and kept staying stuck.

Last Friday, feeling a bit stir crazy, I decided I was going to go remote. I packed up my laptop and some files in a backpack, hopped on the number 15 bus to downtown Seattle, and headed to the ferry terminal. I hopped on the ferry for a 35 minute ferry ride to a small town called Winslow on Bainbridge Island.

I took a seat at a table by a window, and started working. The Port of Seattle sliding by to my right. A seagull flying level with my window, matching its pace to the ferry. Sailboats gliding past. Mount Rainier in the distance. A different environment. I felt like I was on a mini-vacation.
Within fifteen minutes I had the Aha! moment I had been looking for and figured out a way to tie it all together. And in the process I figured out a way to refine how I talk about what makes up the Passion Core. It was almost bizarre - I had been banging my head against it for days, and then *poof!* instant insight.

I've decided that at least once every couple weeks I'm going to do the mini-vacation approach to work. It seems to make a difference.

Curt Rosengren
Passion Catalyst ^SM

^{So is cenophobia holding you back from anything today? Perhaps it’s a childhood dream that you’ve never had the courage to pursue. Perhaps it’s knowing that you need to change your lifestyle to better your health. Perhaps it’s knowing that your current job isn’t fulfilling you and you have an opportunity elsewhere that is awaiting you. WHATEVER the circumstance is for you personally, don’t let FEAR continue to hold you back!}

^{We grow from change! How can you grow if you aren’t doing anything differently than you’ve always done things? We have to take chances, we have to take risks and you know what? Yeah, there’s the possibility that we might not achieve our goals the first time or as quickly as we’d like but what good does it do to GIVE UP? NONE!!! So don’t give up, keep fighting for it.}

^{Share with me some reasons why you don’t like change!}