It is the limiting factor on a person's performance. Consequently, the larger a person's comfort zone or Self-esteem, then fewer activities, environments or situations will produce stress or discomfort. There are more than a dozen specific ways a person can build Self-esteem. One of the most common ways people raise their Self-esteem is to expand their comfort zone by taking a risk and being successful in doing so. The greater the successful risk taken, the greater the increase in a person's Self-esteem.
Unsuccessful risk taking decreases a person's Self-esteem.
Avoiding taking risks erodes a person's Self-esteem.