Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #29-Doubt to Confidence-Part I
Episode #29: Doubt to Confidence-Part I of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the first of four in which I explore the importance of what I call mental muscles in how you respond to a crisis.
I see the cerebral cortex as comprised of mental “muscles” that can be strong, weak, or injured. Like physical muscles, if your mental muscles are weak, then you won’t be able to use them to their fullest capabilities. And you won’t be able to exert maximum force against the substantial resistance that the crisis brings to the confrontation. Additionally, a crisis can cause your mental muscles to incur an “injury.” This happens when some aspect of your psychological or emotional musculature sustains damage that makes it even more difficult to push back against a crisis. For example, a crisis can cause your confidence muscle or determination muscle to become injured. Your best bet is to enter the fray of a crisis with your mental muscles as strong as possible, so you will have the best chance to flex those muscles to overcome the crisis.
