MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
UNCERTAINTY
Rational Brain =============> Limbic System
- # Controlled thought
- clarity
- planning
- peace
- # Controlled thought
- clarity
- planning
- peace
How to Interupt the Pathway to the Limbic System
Focus on Something Positive
- something good that happened in the day or week
- something that you are grateful for
- someone in your life that makes it better
Make a List of Facts
- Column one- what you know
- Column two- what you do not know
- Move forward in action on what you know
Focus on What and Who Matters
Take Actions that Better Yourself and Your Situation, not the Problem
- are you fighting yourself with negative thoughts and beliefs
- if you weren’t fighting yourself, how would you be?
- allow yourself to be open to that way of being
Create a Contingency Plan
- ask for help
- work together
- share resources
Choose Your “What if” Train
Support Your Parasympathetic System
- breathe
- meditate
- dance
- music
- connect to your heart
You may also like to read the first part – “Small Steps # 1”.
Managing Uncertainty