Your relationship with uncertainty

Right now, the world feels… uncertain.

The future feels uncertain.
It can feel like there’s not a lot we can predict, not a lot we can control.

And because of that, I want to talk about your relationship with uncertainty.

First, think of the last time you felt uncertain.
What did that feel like? What did you do when you felt uncertain?

Did you oscillate between decisions? Not fully committing to a path?
Pivot, chop and change, go back and forth between options?
Did you freeze? Waste time doing anything other than step forward?
Were your conversations consumed by it?
Did you start to blame the situation on something or someone?

Did you feel powerless, victimised, at the mercy of others?

All of that is normal.

Sitting in uncertainty can feel very, very uncomfortable.

It can feel so uncomfortable that we think something has gone wrong and we wish that feeling away.

But what if I told you, uncertainty is actually a fundamental human need?

What!

Yes, uncertainty is a fundamental human need.
It's crucial for us if we want to have a full, and fulfilling life.

How you feel about that? Has that viewpoint changed anything for you?


Uncertainty brings variety, friction, unsure if your choice will work out the way you planned.

It engages your ability to plan, to problem solve, to adjust.
To band together, to grow and to critically think.

Its necessary. Its needed. It's not going anywhere.
So how do we interact with it? Thats the part you can control.

You may not be able to control an outcome. But you can control how you respond to it.

Sorry if you thought I was going to solve the worlds problems in this email and erase all causes of your uncertainty.
Rather I want you to start to see it as necessary and that its not going anywhere.
So lets get you building a better relationship with it.

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If there is something I can encourage you to think when you find yourself unable to choose what to do, sitting in indecisions because you are unsure of the outcome, I encourage you to remember that your brain is built to be able to hold uncertainty.

Maybe not built to solve all the worlds problems all at once, but handle a measure of uncertainty, yes. In fact you can thrive on it.

If you notice the worlds problems are overwhelming, start closer to home, what can you control in your world?
You cant control the outcome, but you can control how you respond to it.

And I believe you are up to the task.

You've go this.
I've got this.
We've got this.


One tool you have at your disposal is to choose to have powerful conversations to put you into a problem solving mindset.
Those conversations are invaluable when dealing with uncertainty.

That's the part I offer.

If you would like to dig deeper, reply to this email and you can start to build a better relationship with uncertainty rather than want to run from it.

Book a time to chat in the calendar here

Your personal coach,
Steph