One of the core human needs is certainty.
Your brain's primary objective is to keep you alive, and one of the greatest threats to your brain are moments of uncertainty. This is due to your brain not having past experiences that allow it to predict the outcome. Therefore, the uncertainty is viewed as a crisis and you will begin to experience fear. This feeling of fear will cause you to do one of three actions: fight, flight, or freeze.
This reaction will serve you well when you are in real danger, but it does not serve you when you need to make empowered decisions. In today's episode we discuss how uncertainty equals opportunity. This is vital for you if uncertainty in your life causes fear and prevents you from making the best decisions.
When you are in a state of fear your natural tendency is to contract. You perceive that your resources will be depleted and there is less opportunity for growth. However, the opportunity is doesn't change. Therefore, if you are able to hack your brain you will actually have a greater of advantage of capitalizing on the opportunity because everyone else will be in a state of contracting due to uncertainty. This is a crucial skill as you become a person who walks by faith.
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