In this episode, I explore catastrophic thinking and how it manifests in our minds. As always I offer you some strategies and insights as to how to combat it effectively!

WHY Negativity Bias Drama Bias Salience Effect (Why… because big events made a big difference to us… dramatic events require us to take more action… we paid more attention to what could go wrong)

Mistakes we make The excuse of worst-case scenario planning The Pessimism vs Realism problem The exaggeration habit The negative zone

Strategies to change it Scenario Planning 101 Focus on the facts Create the odds Notice your state and ignore the voices Focus on the goal Go to after the goal is achieved