Getting Distance from the Adrenaline Response Cycle: Big Signals and Journey Thinking

Ash and Cam continue to discuss the Adrenaline Response Cycle and ways to create some distance from ARC. The hosts revisit the concept of Journey Thinking - a cornerstone of coaching principles and a common theme on the podcast. Those of us with ADHD are prone to Destination Thinking or a propensity for attaching to specific outcomes.

Both Cam and Ash share their own examples of Journey Thinking and what they did to address it. Ash brings back a popular metaphor of rocks in a foggy pond to illustrate the challenge of next steps and Cam shares how ADHD can exacerbate Destination Thinking.

Part of the attaching to outcome dilemma is that it is often connected to a big signal either positive or negative. Along with that big signal is a limiting story and often intense emotions. The hosts share the practice of catch and release - a way to hold thoughts and feelings less tightly.

Episode links + resources:

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• Our Process: Understand, Own, Translate.
• About Cam and Asher

• Episode 9 - Embracing Journey Thinking
• More on ARC from Cam’s Blog
• Adrenaline Response Cycle (image below)

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