“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”

― Albert Einstein

Friends,

Get ready for this jelly–Thursday’s webinar is going to provide some serious value for my overworked, stressed-out nonprofit homies.  

This Thursday, my pal Dr. Eugene Choi is going to drop some serious knowledge about our brains and how to avoid burnout.  

Did you know that your brain operates in one of two modes: survival and executive?

When we’re in fear, scarcity, either/or thinking our brain is operating in survival mode because we do not feel safe.  Our biology hardware has not upgraded to the 2022 mode when we’re not fighting saber tooth tigers.  As a result of our interpretation of the “stresses” of the world as existential threats (i.e. saber tooth tigers) our cortisol levels shoot up and we’re frazzled, burnt out and stressed out.

When we see the world as essentially friendly and abundant, our brains relax and we do our most creative, expansive and innovative work.  That’s when we’re in “the zone.”  When we’re in executive mode, we’re activating our amygdala–our fight, flight, freeze impulse–and able to be our best selves.

Have you ever found yourself angry, irritable or yell-y?  You were most likely in survival mode and deeply fearful of something.

The good news is that we can become aware and employ strategies to get us out of survival mode.  When you know better, you do better.   

Our brains are our most powerful tool.  Tune in on Thursday with Dr. Choi to learn how to harness it.