Handling a Business Crisis

The mistake most people make in business (and in life) is that they let the emotional trigger/crisis determine their next course of action.⁠

It works like this:⁠

You receive the "news" --> your system freaks out --> you try to put out the fire.⁠

But 99% of the time, the decision you made didn't come from equanimity.⁠

The external fire you were trying to put out, was actually an INTERNAL fire.⁠

Your course of action was a REACTION to the fear & panic within you.⁠

Alternatively if you could have been present to the emotional trigger for long enough that your system calmed down, the answer to the "crisis" becomes obvious.⁠

There's no urgency around it, just peace.⁠

From here, the fire we think we need to put out is seen for what it usually is: A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.⁠

This might sound unrealistic especially for someone in a business/corporate position making countless decisions per day.⁠

I get that.⁠

So start with the really emotional ones. The BIG NEWS you get that something happened and you're immediately stressed AF about it, needing to solve it.⁠

BE PRESENT TO YOURSELF FIRST.⁠

This isn't a 2 minute thing, it might be a 24 hour thing.⁠

Doing NOTHING except feeling the fears with your full attention, not trying to solve them.⁠

During this time your system will be saying "We need to act NOW! This is urgent!"⁠

But then it will drop through. The shift is unmistakeable.⁠

The next step becomes so obvious it's almost laughable.⁠

And you'll find that the "crisis" put you on an even better track.⁠

In short:⁠

You receive the "news" --> you FEEL the impact & give the triggers your full attention until you're centred again --> the decision becomes obvious.⁠

(And it's going to be waaay better than the ones you initially wanted to make 🔥🔥)⁠