“This will be miserable.”

When your voice says:

“This is going to be unbearable.”

“Avoiding it is the only sensible choice.”

Coach Lynn says:

The task may be unpleasant, but your prediction may be larger than the actual experience. A short trial gives you better information.

Then you say:

Here’s what I need to do:

• Take one or more Composure Breaths to settle my body.
• Try the task for five or ten minutes.
• Rate how difficult it actually was.
• Decide the next small step using the real experience, not the prediction.

Coach Lynn says:

A small test can turn dread into useful insight. When you face challenges head-on, the daily grind starts to feel more like an adventure.