You can't. That's why it's called a comfort zone.

However, performing relaxation exercises, prior to doing things outside your comfort zone, does help. So does focusing your mind on an image of your end goal that excites you. But ultimately you still may have to do uncomfortable things until you get accustomed to doing them.

If I want to learn guitar (which I plan on doing), I know that I will have to suffer sore fingers for awhile, until they become conditioned. Your mind is no different.

If what you want to accomplish is important enough to you, you will cheerfully put up with the discomfort.

See also http://www.inwardquest.com/questions/785/why-do-we-look-for-spiritual-shortcuts

Overcoming the complacency that is engendered by being in a comfort zone, necessarily means bringing some force to bear (as is applicable in the law of inertia). Now, the amount of force needed can be greater (and more uncomfortable) or less. When a baseball bat connects with a fastball, the force is tremendously harsh, so much so that the bat sometimes breaks. But the result is a sudden change of direction and the ball can quickly travel hundreds of feet. On the other hand, when a gentle breeze pushes on a dandelion seed and forces it loose and sends it aloft, the contact was not very harsh, but a change was effected anyway. The airborne seed does not have a sudden and dramatic change of direction, but it starts off toward new horizons all the same, and over a longer period of time, may even travel further than the hard driven baseball.

So, some discomfort is necessary, some force must be applied to push us out of our comfort zone. We don't need to expand that area of comfort, rather move out of it so we can embrace a larger experience of reality. I believe the "purpose" of our comfort zone is not to be our place of dwelling, but a period and place of rest along life's developmental journey. We need the down times, the laid back, comfortable times, to refresh and to integrate the lessons learned along the way. But we cannot find fulfillment remaining there. If one's inner spirit desires rapid growth and is willing to endure the pain of rapid change, so be it. If not, then let that person work at a more relaxed pace that is less demanding, but challenging nonetheless.

This is an old post! Funny thing is Stingray, you've given me 50% of what it takes to move out of mine!

The comfort zone being a set of limiting belief, my experience is laughably simple and as follows.

Firstly move the belief incrementally on a variety of subjects using incremental affirmations or as you call them Focus Blocks. Don't need to tell you much about those...I almost believe you invented them :)

Secondly a way to deal with day to day feelings, something that will stifle any negative issues which may reoccur . This ones been a mission for me, ive tried EFT,faster EFT and various others. Very recently I happened upon Fred Dodsons work and resonated with it massively. When I notice a bad feeling thought I immediately put aside the thought and concentrate on the physical " feeling" I then magnify it and then breath it out. Its worked wonders with me.

These two simple processes have move me out of some very limiting beliefs and feelings . Ive not struggled, sweated or worked very hard on this. In fact I kind of have to work hard not to work hard...if you know what I mean. The two processes work nicely together and form all of my metaphysical/vibrational exercises. I really don't use anything else now.

Strange that two simple, easy and un complex things can make such a difference.

Have I been making it too painful for myself over the years.. Probably.