A friend of mine says she has five seconds to make a decision before her lizard brain speaks up with all the reasons to avoid the the feeling of risk and all the reasons to play it safe by sticking to the status quo.
Five seconds to act, trust her gut and keep moving forward.
For me, it’s about 20 seconds. 20 seconds before I convince myself not to do the thing I should. 20 seconds for fear to show up and tease me into inaction.
20 seconds to leap without regret.
We all have our countdown before the fight or flight response begins to rumble and we – more often than not – run once time is out.
Step one is being aware of what your countdown clock is set at. There’s no hard and fast rule. It could be two minutes. It could be a day. It could be 10 seconds. The beauty is that the lizard brain speaks up often, so you have plenty of opportunities to become aware of your countdown.
Second step is to take action more often within your window than not. Over time your countdown may grow and the taking action part becomes easier.
Stay Positive & Leap Before It’s Too Late
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