From the course: Preparing Yourself for Change
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Resetting when you spiral
From the course: Preparing Yourself for Change
Resetting when you spiral
You know when you open an e-mail and it contains something so far from left field it leaves you gobsmacked? Or your boss gives you an update and a priority shift that leaves you with more questions than answers. Well, I know where my brain goes to in this scenario. A big old spiral. What does this mean? What's going to happen? How am I going to manage? Now, the problem isn't really the spiral, it's what happens if you let it drive. Decisions made from this state tend to be reactive, emotionally charged and inflexible. Rarely our best work. But I do have a power-up for this exact moment. It's called psychological flexibility. It teaches us where to find stability in ourselves so we can get more comfortable with changing course in the outside world. Here's a practice I call my 3x3. It's made up of three steps, each with an easy-to-remember psychological flexibility prompt of just three words. The first is, be here now. Take a breath and tune into the present moment. You can't resource…
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