The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
Here are 3 reasons why this simple idea of a 5-second countdown can be useful for you:
- Through little acts of courage, the 5 Second Rule makes you less afraid over time.
- There are three reasons the “right time” will never come, so you just have to start.
- The 5 Second Rule helps you override your feelings, it’s a psychological intervention.
Lesson 1: The 5 Second Rule builds courage like compounding interest.
When we read stories about our heroes or biographies of historical figures, we tend to see people of extraordinary courage and bravery. That’s not the case. They were just as shy, anxious and afraid as you and I. It just so happened that throughout their life, they made a lot of small, courageous choices, which added up and now they’re all we remember.
Lesson 2: You can stop waiting for “the right time,” because it’ll never come for three reasons.
Here are two universal facts: One, we all want to change our lives one way or the other and two, we spend most of our time waiting for that change to magically occur. Our excuse is always the same: “I’m waiting for the right moment.” Yeah, right. Of course deep down we know that moment will never come. But Mel actually tells us why that is. She names three reasons:
- Change is always new.
- It always comes with uncertainty.
- It’s always scary.
Lesson 3: Feelings are just suggestions, which is why you should use psychological intervention to override them.
We need courage to stop waiting, but why do we wait so much anyway? To answer this, Mel refers to world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio's work. In a book called Descartes', he lays out the results of his research that suggest as much as 95% of our decisions are ultimately decided by feelings, not facts. He therefore calls us " feeling machines that think, not thinking machines that feel" .
Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself?
Using the science of habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power of a “push moment.” Then, she’ll give you one simple tool you can use to become your greatest self.
It takes just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do you’ll be in great company. More than 8 million people have watched Mel’s TEDx Talk, and executives inside of the world’s largest brands are using the tool to increase productivity, collaboration, and engagement.
In The 5 Second Rule, you’ll discover it takes just five seconds to:
Become confident
Break the habit of procrastination and self-doubt
Beat fear and uncertainty
Stop worrying and feel happier
Share your ideas with courage
The 5 Second Rule is a simple, one-size-fits-all solution for the one problem we all face—we hold ourselves back.
The secret isn’t knowing what to do—it’s knowing how to make yourself do it.
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