𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 – if you also find it daunting and struggle to embrace it, this hashtag#BrainFactMonday 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭 is for you.

Well, actually... it's not 𝘆𝗼𝘂 finding it daunting; it's 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 🧠. There's absolutely nothing wrong with you if you feel scared, overwhelmed, or even terrified by change.

Let me tell you what happens, and hopefully, knowing what happens 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 will make feel better about yourself and more inclined to embrace change.

A change, by definition, brings 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆, no matter how exciting it may sound. The brain perceives uncertainty as a potential threat, so it reacts to it as it would while facing a real danger ☠️, and that is trying to save our life by either keeping you away from it or by activating a series of reactions that you then perceive as "𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲".

These reactions include tensing your body, sending all the energy to your limbs rather than your brain (preventing you from thinking clearly) and preparing you to fight, flight, or freeze.🥊

So what you perceive as "𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲" is actually your s͟u͟r͟v͟i͟v͟a͟l͟ ͟m͟e͟c͟h͟a͟n͟i͟s͟m͟ ͟i͟n͟ ͟a͟c͟t͟i͟o͟n͟, and you should celebrate that it works so well. It's the reason you're still alive. 😀

Now, in order to reduce that "resistance," you need to have frameworks, tools, and techniques that will help you do that – and that's the content of the next 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆.

For now, just relax knowing there's nothing wrong with you, your reaction is absolutely normal and healthy, it just needs to be managed properly.
And it's not your fault if you don't know how to do it yet.

You will learn it next week in our next BrainFactMonday, stay tuned for part 2.

Or perhaps you are a recovered change-resistant person?🤩 If so, I'd love to hear what helped you make that shift. Please share it below and help others do the same!