BOLD Teams

Gulp! Workshop

This workshop helps teams and individuals get out of their comfort zone regularly, so they show up with greater courage, make bolder decisions and unlock their performance. Stepping outside our comfort zone isn't just good for business - it's the key to reaching our potential and living a full and meaningful life.

This is a practical, energising workshop that provides the tools, the framework and an action plan to step outside comfort zones regularly, deliberately and with growing confidence.

A Gulp is that physical response in the moment just before we do something that scares us - that makes our stomach flip and heart race, but we do it anyway. Something that takes us out of our comfort zone, challenges us and stretches us.

❋ The comfort zone is a place of safety.

❋ The case for regular discomfort.

❋ What the workshop delivers

❋ The outcome

It's also a place of stagnation.Left unchallenged, our comfort zone doesn't stay the same size, it shrinks.

Gradually, it becomes a prison locked from the inside. Opportunities feel out of reach. Decisions feel riskier. Confidence quietly erodes.

To be a high-performing individual and leader, we don't wait for high-stakes moments to practise courage - we build that muscle consistently.

The more frequently we step outside our comfort zone, the more familiar that space becomes. Discomfort stops being a signal to retreat and starts being a signal to engage.

Participants leave with:

  • A clear understanding of how comfort zones work, and how to stop yours from working against you

  • 12 personal Gulps - a structured, achievable plan of stretches to take on over the coming year

  • A practical toolkit for facing fear and taking action, designed to be applied in everyday situations as well as high stakes ones

  • The Evidence Bank - a disciplined reflection practice that captures proof of your own capability, compounding confidence over time

Those who practise stepping out of their comfort zone regularly don't just become more comfortable with discomfort, they become more decisive, more adaptable, and more willing to pursue the opportunities that others hesitate at.

If you’d like to find out more or ways to customise this for your teams, please get in touch with Sarah via the contact form contact form.

  • "I found it really interesting because it made me think about what I truly want to do outside my comfort zone. Sometimes we ignore or deny these feelings, so it was refreshing to have a workshop that encouraged honest reflection. I also liked hearing her personal experience of taking a big step out of her comfort zone; it made everything feel more real and inspiring."

    Workshop attendee, Crooked Compass

  • "After participating in Sarah's inspiration Gulp! Workshop, within 24hrs I took action to look into my next gulp challenge. Next week, I will commence aerial yoga! What a wonderful course to reinspire yourself, set new and exhilarating challenges and keep life exciting!"

    Lisa, Crooked Compass

  • "I really enjoyed it. Short, snappy and got me thinking. Sarah has obvious clout in this field so I instantly trusted her, and to know that someone so adventurous has so many scared moments is really inspiring. I thought the exercises were great, and even just the term "gulps" was enjoyable."

    Michelle D