Head Trash Transformation
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Big days. Big projects. Big events. Some of us have an Inner Orphan that whispers to us, “If it’s a big deal (good or bad), you must stress out about it.” If we don’t experience a certain degree of anxiety, stress, and even paranoia, then we’re not “doing it right.”
Sometimes the ‘freaking out’ manifests in some pretty bizarre ways.
John Fancher’s career (copywriter for Planet Perry) has taken an upturn in the last couple of years. This upturn is due in part to his victories over some personal demons.
But, when things go well for John, his “Inner Orphan” really wants to act up.
I recently invited John to a mastermind group I’m part of. All members are heavy hitters. All run companies that are 10 or even 100 times the size of John’s. I knew it would be a stretching experience for John. But good for him.
He emailed me saying, “I’m intimidated.”
I wrote back, “It’s supposed to be intimidating. That’s how you know it’s a good mastermind group.”
On the surface, John was optimistic about coming.
But strange things started happening as the meeting approached.
First he got sick. John rarely gets sick. Full on head cold, chest cold. Hacking and wheezing. The works.
OK, that’s not such a crazy coincidence since this was January in Chicago.
But then the personal demons started beating their drums and blowing their kazoos. John said the “triggers” were more powerful than they had been for years…incessant…to the point where it was difficult for him to sleep.
When you’re ill, the last thing you need is more stress and less sleep!
Then, the weirdest part of all: John got to O’Hare for his flight to Orlando and found out it was delayed EIGHT HOURS.
John had planned to arrive in Orlando with ample time to check into the hotel, have dinner and get to bed at a reasonable hour. Now, his plane would arrive in Orlando at 4AM.
Reached the hotel at 5 am. Slept until 7 am.
Sick, working on two hours of sleep, mixing and mingling with an intimidating bunch of people he’s never met. (An introvert’s dream!)
I’m not saying John’s Inner Orphan caused the snowstorm in Philadelphia that delayed his flight from Chicago to Orlando by 8 hours.
(Though I wouldn’t absolutely rule out the possibility!)
But I am saying our Inner Orphans can do some pretty bizarre stuff. When situations arise that don’t fit their interpretation of reality they can throw a tantrum.
There was zero reason this “big day” had to be met with “big anxiety.” Consciously at least, John agreed. But subconsciously, his Inner Orphan was screaming, “Hey mom, why aren’t we freaking out? We should be freaking out!"
If you have a nagging tendency to meet big days with big stress, join us Tuesday to find out why. And discover how to pre-empt and prevent that self-sabotage in the future.
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Carpe diem,
Perry Marshall
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