Do you know when you need to face a fear or avoid it?
Fight or flight.
This is the core of the sympathetic nervous system.
It is so ingrained in human physiology and psychology that it can be traced to ancient humans.
If a saber tooth tiger was stalking an early man, they had to know how to use their fear to either sprint as fast as they could or overcome the threat with the tools they had at their disposal.
Most humans now do not have the same stresses that our ancestors had.
However, the same response to threats and fears is still very much a part of our being.
The challenge is that this response activates when threats are equally as minor or major.
It takes the wisdom and intellect of an individual to understand what is happening in their body when a perceived threat is presented.
The question then becomes, do you know when you need to face a fear or avoid it? The dilemma: Run away from fear or run to it?
Join Nancy John, Casey Berman and Oleg Lougheed as they express how to successfully navigate #fear and #uncertainty.
"Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover"
A couple days ago, I picked up a book that my father gifted me with a few years ago, “Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.”
As I read through the first chapter, I began to lose focus of the message being conveyed.
“Much of what he is saying I had already heard,” I thought to myself.
I began to question whether or not I should continue reading through the remaining chapters.
In that moment of questioning, I realized something that I hadn't before.
Prior to picking up the book and brushing the dust off the front cover, I made assumptions about what I needed to learn from it.
All based on the title and the brief summary I read online of what’s in the pages.
What this moment made me realize was the importance of not creating assumptions before picking up any book or interacting with a source of knowledge, rather allowing my mind to expand by asking myself the question of, “What can I learn today?”
I can only imagine the number of books I’ve passed up on from the first glance, thinking that I already knew the treasure hidden within the beautiful body of work.
In reality, what I’ve learned over time is that you really can't judge a book by it's cover!
I’m curious, “How do you change your mindset to pick up that book even if you don't like the title, the cover, or the first page?”
Oleg Lougheed is the host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle in achieving their personal success.
The Art of the Start
“I don’t have the right equipment.”
“There are thousands of others who are doing what I want to do.”
“Who am I to ask others questions? I’m not an expert.”
For years, these thoughts roamed through my head, preventing me from starting something I wanted to do.
A podcast where I could create a space for others to be seen, heard and valued.
Before you read any further, please acknowledge and internalize the following, “It doesn’t have to be perfect.”
Self-limiting belief #1: “I don’t have the right equipment.”
The first few episodes, I recorded using a MacBook Pro, Blue Yeti, and a picture from our first fundraising event, which I hung in the background of my closest to give it a more professional feel.
“Closet?”
“Yup, I recorded the episodes from my apartment closet.”
It was the only room I could control the sound quality.
I had to move all of my clothes to a side where they weren't being seen in the background and run the AC an hour before, otherwise it became unbearably hot (Texas heat).
On days when I forgot to turn on the AC in advance, I recorded the episode via audio only. I didn’t want the guest to see me sweating profusely.
Self-limiting belief #2: “Who am I to be hosting a podcast and asking questions to others? I’m not an expert.”
I believed these thoughts for a long time prior to starting the podcast.
I still wonder at times, how many projects I could have started and finished if I understood what I know now, “Who says that I have to be an ‘expert’ to start? "No one is an expert when they start."
I re-framed it in my mind, and gave myself permission to ask questions that I wanted to know the answers to.
Self-limiting belief #3: “There are thousands of others who are doing what I want to do.”
So, what?
“Why can’t I be the millionth?” I asked myself.
It may be true that there are thousands of others doing similar things.
However, no two conversations are the same, questions may be heard differently depending on who is asking, answers will be different depending on how the question is asked and who is asking it.
I’m curious to hear from you, “What do you want to start now that your thoughts may have held you back from previously?”
If you don’t know how to start something ask for help. Reach out to people who know more about whatever it is, be curious, research, surround yourself with others who have experience in doing the same thing and learn from them.
I’m here for you and happy to share what I know. Your network is here for you. We’re all here cheering you on!!!
Oleg Lougheed is the host of the Overcoming Odds Podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle in achieving their personal success.
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