You know you want something different. More breathing space. More money left at the end of the month. More time to be yourself. But where do you start—and why do you keep talking yourself out of it? In One Step Beyond Comfortable, Gill Phillips explores what can happen between wanting change and actually taking the next step. The overthinking. The fear of being seen trying. The guilt about wanting more than your family had. And the familiar habits that pull you back just as something begins to feel possible. With warmth, straight talking and everyday examples, Gill helps you recognise those moments and work through them at a manageable pace. Inside, you’ll discover: • How to recognise the pull back towards the familiar. • Ways to approach family guilt, self-doubt and other people’s opinions. • A practical skills scorecard to help you choose where to begin. • 120 business possibilities drawn from hobbies, training and everyday abilities. • How to plan a first experiment with a £50 spending limit. • Clear guidance on testing demand, pricing your work and keeping going through quieter periods. • Working pages and a flexible thirty-day action plan. You don’t need to use every skill at once, announce your plans to everyone or leave your job to prove you mean it. You can begin with what you already know, find out what works and build more choice into your life. One manageable step. Then the next.