Doing new things is hard.. But you gotta get out of that comfort zone!

Even when you become someone who is pretty consistently willing to put themselves out there and experiment, it doesn't necessarily get easier. In fact, sometimes, it can be even more difficult to try something new when you've already pushed yourself to make other significant changes. For example, a lot of new runners nowadays are using apps like Couchto5k to gradually get into the exercise. The app lets you start out walking more than you are running--but by the time you get to the end of the training, you're hopefully running the entire time. For a lot of people, jogging for several minutes without stopping is a huge feat in itself, it can take a while to get there. When you're a new runner, you pretty...