Mindful Monday - The Symptoms of Dynamic Change

About This Talk

Chris names three stages, or symptoms, people go through in times of dynamic change and uncertainty: a sense of lack, worry and passivity. They are part of the human condition, he says, and the key is to recognize them. Once a feeling has a name, he asks listeners to flip it, spending their time on the outcome they want instead of worrying.

Key Ideas

• The first stage is a sense of lack, the feeling that there isn’t enough to go around, which makes us withdraw.
• Next comes worry about what hasn’t happened yet, then passivity, where we feel helpless and may slip into victimhood.
• Once you identify a feeling, you can work with it and focus on creating the outcome you want.

“Once you can identify it, then you have the opportunity to work with it and then flip it into something that you want.”