The Name On Your Screen #rebuilddad #MindfulResponse #EmotionalControl #PersonalGrowth #shorts

Your day's going fine until the name pops up on your phone. You're mid-email, mid-meeting, mid-whatever, and suddenly there's a notification with their name on it. Or a memory, or a suggested post. 5 seconds ago you were locked in. Now your heart is pounding, your palms sweaty, and all you can think about is them. You open the messages, reread it 3 times and still have no idea how to respond. You fire off something that's too long, or too cold, or too honest. Is, and you spend the rest of the day second-guessing it. You tell yourself, "I suck at this, always mess it up." No! Your 5-second reflex just did what it's always done. Your gut brain grabbed the wheel and told your body, "This is a life-or-death situation." Your fingers, they just obeyed and typed in the screen. Next time that name hits your screen, don't reply for 5 seconds. Turn the phone face down and take one deep breath. Feel your our feet and say, "I choose how I respond," and then type. And if you want that to be your automatic first move instead of panic, come to the 7 Minute Reset Live this Saturday at 10 AM Pacific Standard Time.