Hello friends,
Welcome back to part two of the From Adversity to Opportunity series.
Yesterday we talked about the overall framework of what my intention of this series is.
As a general reminder,
My ultimate intention here is to help you be happier,
Healthier,
Stronger,
In spite of all this chaos that's happening.
As we know,
This virus is impacting our economy,
Impacting our social life.
And from what I can tell,
It's starting to really impact our mind as well.
If we look at our brain,
How it's evolved over time,
It's evolved to help us survive.
And right now,
The survival brain is in overdrive.
And the collective stress is now amplified even more by media,
By our peer groups.
What you can do instantly,
Right now,
To impact your mind is to pay attention to what you consume.
We are what we consume.
Think about it,
If we consume donuts all day,
It's inevitable that we'll probably have type 2 diabetes.
If we consume negative media that's full of fear,
Panic,
And overwhelm,
By the end of the day,
You will come out more fearful,
More overwhelmed,
More contracted.
So case in point,
Today I had a few conversations with a few entrepreneurs and one of them is one of those guys who likes to think about the worst and prepare for the best.
And he's preparing for the apocalypse,
Basically.
And he was telling me every little thing that he's doing to prepare himself,
I won't get into the details because I don't want to impact you that way.
But the more I listen to him,
The more I realize a couple of things happening within my body.
I notice I was very drawn to what he's talking about.
I also notice that there's a little bit more,
A little bit more,
A little bit more fear and panic within me.
Because by comparison,
He is a lot more prepared for the apocalypse,
Whereas in my case,
I'm not.
So I had to catch myself because ultimately I realized that our brain is designed to watch out for potential danger.
But if I pay attention to the potential danger,
Then that's all I think about.
Here's the caveat.
I'm not saying don't prepare.
I'm not saying just to hope this thing will go away by itself.
That's not what I'm saying here.
What I'm saying here is,
Yes,
Prepare at the same time.
Be cognizant of how this preparation or this doom and gloom talks is actually impact your peace of mind,
Your internal state.
As I was saying to all of you that when we're in panic mode,
We don't make the best decisions.
As leaders,
As entrepreneurs,
There are people who depend on us to make the best decisions for ourselves,
For our family,
For our business,
For everyone who depend on us.
So we have an obligation,
We have a responsibility to really stay in equanimity,
Meaning center,
Meaning grounded in all of this chaos happening.
Be the eye of the storm.
I was talking to this friend,
Noticing my internal state is happening.
And what I want to give you tactically is this,
It will require you no effort to get drawn into the negative downward spiral.
Major media,
Social media,
Your negative friends,
Your survivalist friends is telling you.
It requires no effort to get drawn into that because our brain is designed to be attracted to potential danger.
So get your facts from sources that you trust and tactically spend equal time positive,
Uplifting podcast,
Audiobooks,
Silence,
Meditation.
That's going to lift up your spirit,
That's going to create that spaciousness.
That way,
Minimally,
You are back to neutral.
Maximally,
You can create more space in your mind,
More centeredness,
More groundedness for yourself.
So that's what I'll tell you.
Get on immediate diet.
If you can't do that,
Spend equal time on the positive uplifting conscious news side of things.
That way you can come back to neutral.
All right,
My friends.
Again,
I want you to practice all of this.
This is not the truth.
This is not dogma.
This is just a possibility,
A way to think about it.
Test it,
Experiment with this.
You know yourself to be true and ultimately everything that I'm giving you is the intention for you to be happier,
Be healthier,
Be stronger with all of this because there are people who depend on you to be the best version of yourself.
All right,
Friends.
Talk to you tomorrow.
