Motivational Monday #210: Fight -or- Flight -or- ____________

This one today comes inspired by Darren Hardy. 

When adversity hits people typically talk about 2 responses that we have to it Fight -or- Flight. It is correct that those are 2 responses, but Darren pointed out this morning that the third response may be the most detrimental of them all. 

What is it? ....FREEZE! 

As he discussed it I began to think more about it.

Fight: You are making a choice and the choice is to go into battle; weather you feel ready or not and you are determined to beat the circumstances, the market, the opponent; whatever 'it' may be you are determined to WIN. 

Flight: You are at least making a choice; a choice  that it is too difficult and you are not choosing to continue. The circumstances, the market, the opponent; whatever 'it' may be you are making the choice to go away. 

Freeze: There is no choice made. You are standing still. This one is the most dangerous one of the three and it's not talked about. When we choose not to act, but still be in the game the team will suffer. 


  • Believe you are ready for the moment and FIGHT. 
  • Believe you can be ready for the moment and FIGHT.
  • Believe that you want to FIGHT and FIGHT. 


The victory is much sweeter when the battle is harder. If you played sports of any kind you 100% can identify with this statement. 

We can choose to let circumstances dictate or direction -or- we can harness those circumstances and use them to help project us forward towards victory. 


Today, where/how can we adjust our sails to go where we need to be heading? 
 



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