Combatting racial narratives in America; how two “P’s” can skew our outlook in the face of uncertainty
Like many of you, with Christmas around the corner, I’m more mindful to give thanks… for the universe exposing me to challenges that strengthened my faith in myself. I was taking notes on addressing anxiety recently as I listened to a therapist’s podcast, and she said something (extraneously) that I knew I needed to notate with simplicity: when we catastrophize outcomes, we are focused that on the probability for it to manifest, hence attraction to this mindset for the average pragmatist. Her explanation lacked the brevity my ADHD preferred, but I extracted the key message: we should believe in plausibility, not probability. That is the driver of hope that cannot be overlooked facing any challenges, business included.
As adults, we all have to look ahead from time to time to gauge...