If you are feeling stuck or bound by fear, you may be in the uncertainty gap. That's what I call the place between who you were and who you are becoming. Restructures live there. Career pivots live there. New leadership, new industries, new technology, all of it lands people in that gap, and most are told to just "adjust." I don't do adjust. I do redirect: taking the fear that uncertainty triggers and turning it straight into courage to communicate. It's a way through so you may realise the new version of you, that you are becoming...and with confidence along the way.
What to do When Your Mind Goes Blank.
Insight.A blank mind isn’t broken, it is actually asking you a question. “Can we pause for a moment?” Most of the time our mind feels tired, overloaded, anxious, or knocked off course by something unexpected. It is rarely out of ideas about what to say or how to respond. So What?Trying to think harder is actually making it worse because you are trying to solve the wrong question. The way through isn’t more effort. It is noticing what’s actually going on underneath first. I take this perspective that our minds go blank because it is actually trying to force a pause so we can create the space to choose how to respond. Next Step.Next time your mind blanks mid-conversation, take a confident pause and silently check: am I tired, anxious, distracted, or just caught off guard? Breathe. Then in this space you created, decide how you want to respond. The reset takes seconds even though the initial practice of this time feels like forever. But it works because it treats the real cause, not the symptom. All the best, Susan. I love podcasts and the flexibility to listen to them when on the go. A new Blossoming Speaker Podcast is now available. Continue your journey by listening to it on your favourite podcast app and let me know your thoughts. Thank you. |
Minute Insight for Courage into Communicate.
If you are feeling stuck or bound by fear, you may be in the uncertainty gap. That's what I call the place between who you were and who you are becoming. Restructures live there. Career pivots live there. New leadership, new industries, new technology, all of it lands people in that gap, and most are told to just "adjust." I don't do adjust. I do redirect: taking the fear that uncertainty triggers and turning it straight into courage to communicate. It's a way through so you may realise the new version of you, that you are becoming...and with confidence along the way.
Insight. It’s the moments that catch you off guard, an unexpected reply, a joke that lands strangely, someone putting us on the spot in front of a group, that feels like our self-worth is being tested. But it is not. It tests our recovery, not our worth. So What? No one expects you to have the perfect line loaded and ready. What people actually remember isn’t the moment that caught you off guard, it's how you found your footing again straight after. Finding your footing is not about an...
Insight. Fear of speaking up doesn’t just make you feel nervous, it may make you blind. Sounds drastic I know but most of the time we do not notice we have blind spots because of the fears we carry. When you’re afraid or nervous about having a conversation, an interview, or to lead a presentation, your mind spends so much energy managing the fear that it has minimal energy left over for noticing what’s actually in front of you. Your opportunity is usually still there, you’ve just quietly...
Insight. I have gone silent during those big changes that rattles all, and I have also used my voice to shape the change I was going through regardless of the uncertainty I felt. Both gave different results, yet each reinforced for me the power of our voice. So what? Your voice is the change. It shapes the change you are going through and using it is what helps you discover the answers you need which fills the gaps that uncertainty once created. Next Step. You have the power to decide. Do you...