“The best advice I got came from one of my investors. He said, ‘If you live life on the edge of your comfort zone, your comfort zone will just continue to expand,’” says Nikki Pechet, the 38-year-old CEO of construction company Homebound.

“That’s something I think about a lot with building and growing a business,” Pechet adds. “I’m constantly trying to implement this thinking. Being on the edge of your comfort zone is really uncomfortable. In those moments of discomfort where I’m doing something that feels really new, and I feel uncertain, I try to reflect back on moments six months ago, or a year ago, or 10 years ago … Discomfort is temporary. You have the ability to rise to the occasion no matter how big the occasion gets.”

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