SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - WAIT FOR IT!

Have you ever stayed up all night worrying about an impending event?

Does it turn out to be as difficult as you anticipated?

Was the time spent worrying commensurate with the event itself?

It seems to be part of our human nature to worry.

Perhaps we believe that the internal 'chemical' reactions that we trigger help us with problem solving?

Maybe that energy could be better focused!

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                          

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

FOCUS THAT ENERGY!

If you think about worrying/stressing as a form of energy, you open the door to re-focusing!

TRY THIS EASY FORMULA:

1)  Describe the worst case scenario of the event you are worried about… Go into as much detail as possible.  Perhaps even exaggerate a little…

2)  Now describe the best case scenario, again with lots of detail and exaggeration!

3)  Finally, give yourself a moment to reflect and then come up with the most likely end result.

What happens as you go through this exercise?

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - COOL COMEBACKS

What creates that brain freeze that gets in the way of responding in the moment, especially to rude or ridiculous statements?

Could it be shock at the inappropriateness of what was just said?

Is it your inner computer locking up at the bizarre input?

And then, why can't we just let it drop, just shake our heads at the behavior of the 'doer' and move on?

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

Make a list of all the occasions you can think of when you wished you'd said something back.

Now make a list of all the great comebacks you could have said.

Imagine the faces of those people when you pushback.

Remember, this is just a fantasy, so enjoy!

Create a list of 'Slambacks'.  

How does it feel to be armed and ready? 

Enjoy the creative process.

Imagine creating a board game called 'SLAM BACK'. 

What would it look like? 

What would the rules be?