BANG

Metal on metal. A bicycle and a van. Full frontal collision.

The food delivery cyclist gets up unharmed. Locks eyes with the van driver. A split second.

Then he hops on his bike and starts cycling away as fast as he can.

The van driver gets out and starts running after him. His car door is still open.

He chases him down the street. Then gives up. He comes back to his van to inspect the damage. And discovers what a full street of onlookers have concluded as well: no damage. Not a scratch.

He gets in and drives off.

He knows it’s all ok. But the cyclist…

He left unknowing. He ran away rom the situation. Must be stressed. About the possible damage he has caused. Will he be tracked down? Sleepless nights.

Had he stayed and faced the situation, he could have saved himself a lot of stress. 

We see this a lot in our coaching sessions. Often, the unknown is worse than the actual situation.

We fear the implication of a potentially bad outcome. So we run. Or hide. Ignore. Ostrich style. 

But this causes stress. Because your mind won’t leave you alone, and will play all the possible bad outcomes for you.

Best to stay. Face it head on. Save yourself the stress. Because it could be nothing. You could be running in vain. 

And if it is bad, still best to face it. Then you can deal with it. 

Less stressful still.

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