Dr. Dallas Bragg explains the difference between reacting, a knee-jerk response driven by past trauma, and responding, a conscious choice made in the present moment. He suggests using a 5-4-3-2-1 countdown to pause before you act, and asks yourself whether a response is actually needed.
Hey, Dr. Dallas here, intuitive life coach, with Your Life Coach 60-Second Tip of the Day. And we're going to talk about the difference between reacting and responding. When you respond, you achieve equanimity, which is composure, evenness of temper, balance, and calmness, especially in a difficult situation. When you react, it's called a knee-jerk reaction. You are basing your thoughts, actions, and words off of Default programming, past trauma, past experiences, past beliefs. When you respond, you're responding and you're making a decision based on the moment, the present moment. Let's ask yourself some questions. Am I in the mood to respond to this? What's really bothering me? Do I need to respond to this? Quick countdown, like Mel Robbins says, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, if you want. That's the tip of the day. It sounds like something that you want to work on, just send me a DM and we can schedule our free coaching session and
