The Dichotomy of knowing...

- We either know something OR we don’t.

- We either know what to do something OR we don’t.

- We either know how to do something OR we don’t.

- We either know why were doing something OR we don’t.

When we know, we feel confident and competent. We feel comfortable.

When we don’t, we naturally shut down. Fight or Flight is triggered. And from there we just respond to the uncomforted of the unknowing instead of what caused the discomfort.

Remember test in school...

- recall how it felt to know a question

- recall how it felt to not know.

Think about how often you don’t know something.

Not knowing whats next.

Not knowing what to expect.

Not knowing if it will go as planned.

Not knowing how it will turn out.

Not knowing if the choice was the right one.

Not knowing if you're going in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are on your path of life.

Not knowing if you’re on the right path.

Not knowing what your doing right.

Not knowing what you're doing wrong.

There’s much more that we don't know when compared to what we do. And as time progresses, there is becoming more and more that we don’t know.

With the state not knowing, comes our natural tendencies to...

- Panic

- Stress

- Be Anxious, nervous

- Fear

- Be uncomfortable

People don’t get rid of these natural tendencies. Instead , they simply learn to deal with these natural bodily responses that were adaptions that took 100s of thousands of years to become as they are.

They recognize these things are here to stay. Thus no longer do they "fight or flight” when they arrive. They live with them and live through them.

They learn and adapt with them.

Learn to handle pressure.

Learn to handle stress.

Learn to handle being nervous.

Learn to handle failure.

Learn to handle fear.

Learn to handle being uncomfortable.

An opportunity to learn to handle the situation and the emotions resulting from the situation.

If I can’t handle this, then I now have an opportunity to learn how to.