#EverydayQuestions #AnywhereWorker #PokingBrains Every day we’re faced with decisions large and small. When you hesitate to decide, it’s time to stir things up. Some decisions we make quickly: should I hit the snooze? Have that second coffee? Respond to her email? Others take greater focus and energy: do we extend our work-from-home arrangement? Is it time to change my business direction? Is this the right time to launch the new offering? The moment of decision is an opportunity to choose the...
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Winning the struggle between uncertainty and control.
Struggling between uncertainty and control? Try this 6 minute bootcamp for your brain. When there is unprecedented uncertainty, we search for things we can control. Even things (and people) that don’t need or want to be controlled. The problem? Too much energy (physical, emotional, mental) and resources thrown at the wrong things. And because they’re the wrong things, we don’t experience good results. Unmet expectations lead to frustration, disappointment, and demotivation – further depleting our energy reserves and souring our mood....
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We make dozens of choices every day. Some small, others life changing. Smaller choices often go unnoticed. What to have for breakfast, where to sit at the conference table, or when to answer that email. When faced with a perceived life changing decision, our brains can go on lock down. Putting off a decision may be more harmful that making the wrong decision. I’m a fan of the pros/cons list and have used the old-school yellow legal pad to brainstorm my...
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