The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Approach a Difficult Situation
There are only two ways to approach a difficult situation. There is a right way and there is a wrong way.
The right way to approach a difficult situation is with the mindset of a person preparing to take on a challenge. When your mind prepares to take on a challenge, your mind prepares you to be at your best. This means you do things better, which in the end makes you better regardless of the outcome.
The wrong way to approach a difficult situation is with the mindset of a person reacting to a threat. This mindset causes your brain to trigger emotions related to anger, fear, and danger. The result of these emotional triggers is a decrease in performance, which prevents any possibility of being at your best.
Fortunately, this mindset is both a skill and a choice. It’s a skill because you can train your brain to change how it reacts to difficult situations. It’s a choice because you choose whether or not to do what it takes to train.