Susan DrummCEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership Change Agent

That's Not Your Personality. That's Just Practice. #shorts

17 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Susan Drumm explains that stress responses like shutting down or over-committing aren't personality traits but learned patterns, neural highways the brain builds for safety. We mistake them for identity because we repeat them so often. Change happens by noticing the habit and choosing differently in the moment.

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Hey, you're not just that way. That thing that you always do under stress, that's not your personality. That's your rut. Maybe you shut down or you push harder or you take on too much. You've done it so many times it feels like you, but what you repeat isn't always who you are. It's just a pattern, a neural highway in your brain built to keep you safe. And unless you interrupt it, you'll mistake it for your own identity. Here's the truth. You're not fixed. You're not stuck. You're just practiced. Practice something new. Choose a different response. You don't need a full reinvention, just one moment of awareness and a new move.