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Power ahead! Figure out as you go!

By Bamboo In The Wind

Predicting the odds of getting through anything complicated depends on your response to the perceived difficulty. When you stumble upon something unusual or unexpected, it creates a sense of uncertainty. You feel frozen, turn rudderless, and are forced into inaction.

Arresting in your tracks is a typical response. What gets you out of it is dealing with fear in the present. Anxiety is often about staring at failure, disappointment, seeing reality differ from the distorted reality you believe in, and a loss of face, money, or fame.

Evaporating the clouding of thoughts as soon as there are signs of being stuck is critical. For that, you must stay through such fear and see what it is about. 

When you learn to see through fear, it loses its influence on you. Your present begins to dissolve in reality on the ground. You begin to think and take steps to escape the helplessness the fear forces on you. 

Whether you face work or life problems, your reaction requires controlling the negative spiral.

The way to respond is to live through the fear, counter it in the face and figure things out as you go.

As easy as it sounds, it's the most daunting task in the face of adversity. The ability to figure your way out as you go is a much sought-after skill. A scarce one too!


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