WELLBEING → A BETTER YOU Issue 1090 · December 10, 2025

  Four Zones: Part II  

Do you have a predominant zone? Which is it? What contributes to that? Is it working for you?

  Four Zones: Part II  
Four Zones: Part II
Sara Eisemann

INa previous column, we introduced the concept of the four zones — comfort, stretch, stress, and overwhelm — as a tool for measuring what plane we’re functioning in, and noted that we can use that information to become more intentional about creating a life that supports our goals.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help you garner and channel this information:

Think about each of the four zones and identify which area of your life is lived in this zone. For example, parenting your toddlers might find you constantly overwhelmed, whereas your understimulating job of the last eight years might find you in the comfort zone. What do you need when you are in each of these zones to live your most optimal life?

Do you have a predominant zone? Which is it? What contributes to that? Is it working for you?

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