The ability to sit with uncertainty is a valuable asset. In these unpredictable times, it is a necessity, writes Kathleen Smith, PhD. She shares two steps to cultivate a skill that has never been more vital:
- Recognize your anxiety fixing
- Work on your cognitive flexibility
Source: FORGE, March 23, 2020. Link.
You can’t control the future, but you can begin to work on the version of yourself that you carry into that future. – Kathleen Smith, PhD.
Also see: 20 questions to help with COVID-19 anxiety, Kathleen Smith, PhD Link. Not convinced her thinking is more useful than your own, Smith shares 20 questions with you to help you do your own best thinking about how to respond to the problem, whatever the reality of your community, your family, and your own health.
INSIGHTS: Smith provides actionable counsel for behaviors in anxious times. Share this with team members. Discuss it openly. Her 20 questions and developing flexibility will make a difference.