6 D’s of Uncertainty – Jenny Lincoln

9 June 2020
10:21 am
Jenny Lincoln

Meet the 6 D’s of Uncertainty … Different, Difficult, Discomfort, Doubt, Disappointment & Disapproval

The 6 D’s are what can make UNCERTAINTY so scary! They are gatekeepers & often hang out together, keeping you locked up in your Comfort Zone. The result … you get overwhelmed by powerful emotions and become too scared, worried or anxious to move into your Courage Zone. So let’s take a look at some of the emotions the 6 D’s trigger …

1. Different

When life as you know it changes completely … you change jobs, move homes, separate from partners … you often feel alienated and alone in your new situation and circumstances. You start to feel a sense of separateness and disconnection, which can lead you to wanting to hide. All because you don’t feel comfortable in the space of being different. Or the task you are doing feels different and uncomfortable, because you don’t have a sense of familiarity or knowing.

2. Difficult

Things become instantly more difficult when your free will choice is taken away from you. You may love spending time alone by choice but when it is imposed upon you (COVID-19), it can become a difficult matter because you feel you are being forced. When things become difficult you often become more self conscious, critical of yourself and more judgemental.

3. Discomfort

When you perceive things are being taken away from you, you are being ousted from your Comfort Zone and into your Courage Zone. There is a multiplier effect when this happens across all areas of your life … mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, socially, financially, vocationally and with family. The deep discomfort can shift you into a space of fear and vulnerability.

4. Doubt

When you feel fear your higher order thinking gets shut down. So your ability to make logical decisions diminishes. Your vision literally narrows as your nervous system prepares you to take flight. So options and opportunities fade out of view. We retreat into a space of insecurity and indecisiveness. This can lead to poor decision making, especially in respect of what you are feeding yourself mentally, emotionally and physically.

5. Disappointment

So many wonderful plans and opportunities have been cancelled. Friends, families and financial opportunities are under threat. These disappointments can be debilitating leaving you disillusioned and / or devastated.

When the each of the 6 D’s appears, don’t get daunted … choose DISCOVERY instead! There is an invitation for you to get curious and explore how you can grow your confidence and capability from these moments.

6. Disapproval

When the each of the 5 D’s appears, don’t get daunted … choose DISCOVERY instead! There is an invitation for you to get curious and explore how you can grow your confidence and capability from these moments.

So take the CHALLENGE, download my 6 D’s from Daunted to Discovery Worksheet and start to see how you can learn and grow from these challenging moments.