25: When It Comes To Change Are You A Chicken Little Or An Ostrich?
Today, I will share the two responses we can have when we react to pressure: the chicken little response and the ostrich response. Knowing your brain’s default response to stress can help you feel more in control. Listen in to find out how to keep your brain back on track to be more successful under pressure.
Every day we are faced with stressors. When we are faced with uncertainty, we tend to fall into one of two patterns. At one end, our mind goes to worrying. The other extreme reaction, we tend to ignore the situation.
Learn how you can find a happy medium when faced with stressors, how to learn the signs that your brain is falling down the default panic path, and why negatively reacting to stress can drain your body and keep you stuck in a negative emotional loop.
Show Highlights
[01:05] Know your brain’s default response to stress.
[02:44] What we do when we are faced with uncertainty.
[04:16] Why our brains can really get in our way when we have to deal with a stressor.
[05:30] Some people are more prone to getting into this negative brain pattern than others.
[07:01] Draining brain resources from worry leaves us feeling burnt out.
[08:00] The chicken little response is a mental habit.
[10:08] What happens during the ostrich response.
[12:35] Examples of situations that can trigger stress response in our brain.
[13:28] Ignoring stress can make you prone to being sick more often.
[15:40] Falling into one of these patterns can have significant long-term impact on our health and success.
[17:30] What’s your brain’s default panic situation?
[18:32] Steps you can take to get out of the panic cycle.
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