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Why Subconscious Threat Reactions Cost Companies Big Money

Procrastination, loss of focus, frustration and boredom are all symptoms of subconscious influence. Situations that are 'normal' in modern life can be interpreted as a threat by the subconscious. Subconscious reactions to threat generate body chemistry and behaviors that are enormously distracting, physically and mentally impairing performance.

Unlike the modern, rational and reasoning cognitive brain that is the center of your thoughts, the subconscious operates in programs rooted in primitive survival instincts. These reactions cannot be controlled by willpower or discipline. By changing the programs that generate reactions using self-mastery tools, the employee can learn to change their own body chemistry and behavior, and achieve performance that wasn't physically or mentally possible in the past.

Threat reactions take one of three forms: Stand & Fight, Run Away, or Freeze & Hide - all of which directly affect the bottom line by impairing production and performance.

  • Stand and Fight reactions look like irritability, aggression, sarcasm, impatience, demanding, short-temper, criticism, challenging, ignoring, and heavy sighs. A sure sign of a Stand and Fight reaction is when people are irritating you.

  • Run Away reactions are forms of avoidance or escape: procrastination, forgetting, misunderstanding requirements, passing the buck, getting sick, tuning out, being late, missing deadlines or meetings, and losing your cell phone or keys. A sure sign of a Run Away reaction is when you have something important to do, and find yourself doing busy work instead.

  • Freeze and Hide reactions are forms of withdrawal. Freeze and Hide reactions can look like the same behaviors as Run Away, as well as boredom, lack of interest, tiredness, ongoing distraction or illness, sadness, self-criticism, inability to get going, not knowing how to start. The extreme Freeze and Hide reaction, caused by ongoing reactions or sustained reactions, is clinical depression. A sure sign of a simple Freeze and Hide reaction is when you find work a drag.

None of these subconscious threat reactions can be controlled with willpower, attitude or pulling up your socks. The Going Beyond Success Workshop is designed to teach employees to identify reactions and provides tools that can be used to control and eliminate reactions.


 

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