“𝐋𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬.”
“𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
At first glance, this sounds witty.
It is not.
It is accurate.
In my work with high-level performers, fear of mistakes rarely shows up as fear.
It shows up as constant mental activity.
Running scenarios.
Rechecking decisions.
Staying one step ahead.
This is not a mindset issue.
It is a regulation issue.
When the nervous system does not register safety, the brain stays active by design.
Thinking becomes a protective function.
Not a creative one.
This is why insight alone does not change behavior.
And why experience does not always bring ease.
Clarity appears when the system can downshift.
Not when the mind tries harder.
This is the difference between control and stability.
Between being sharp and being settled.
If you recognize yourself here, pay attention.
Where is thinking doing the job safety never learned to do?
That is where the real work is.
“𝐋𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬.”
“𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
At first glance, this sounds witty.
It is not.
It is accurate.
In my work with high-level performers, fear of mistakes rarely shows up as fear.
It shows up as constant mental activity.
Running scenarios.
Rechecking decisions.
Staying one step ahead.
This is not a mindset issue.
It is a regulation issue.
When the nervous system does not register safety, the brain stays active by design.
Thinking becomes a protective function.
Not a creative one.
This is why insight alone does not change behavior.
And why experience does not always bring ease.
Clarity appears when the system can downshift.
Not when the mind tries harder.
This is the difference between control and stability.
Between being sharp and being settled.
If you recognize yourself here, pay attention.
Where is thinking doing the job safety never learned to do?
That is where the real work is.
