Comments on: What exactly is the Lizard Brain?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:10:00 +0000

Fantastic video! Enjoyable, succinct, good suggestions. This ol retired therapist loved it! Thanks.

By: The Little Thing Monster | Noah Fleming

The Little Thing Monster | Noah Fleming — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:06:14 +0000

[...] be realistic for a minute about this classic lizard brain tactic. The lizard unleashes this little devil of a monster that wants to divert our attention. The [...]

By: Your Chameleon Skills | Noah Fleming

Your Chameleon Skills | Noah Fleming — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:56:56 +0000

[...] don’t like most lizards, but I dig the [...]

By: Find the Cracks – Fill The Gaps | Noah Fleming

Find the Cracks – Fill The Gaps | Noah Fleming — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:55:55 +0000

[...] then the lizard showed [...]

By: Noah Fleming

Noah Fleming — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:06:23 +0000

Thanks Jonny for stopping in, and the comment.

Cheers!

By: Lost in the Woods | Noah Fleming

Lost in the Woods | Noah Fleming — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:16:01 +0000

[...] You could give up, sit down, and avoid making any type of decision at all. This is what your lizard brain would [...]

By: Jonny | thelifething.com

Jonny | thelifething.com — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:04:18 +0000

Great video man and a nice little play on visuals with the armour and the lizard perspective. I have bokomarked the badboy

By: Noah Fleming

Noah Fleming — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:55:03 +0000

Great comment and thanks for making me think this afternoon, because I certainly couldn't think to well this morning.

I think you answered your own question.

Keep failing. Then fail again. And then again.

Some would argue, like the ReWork authors, this isn't necessarily true anymore. They would say.. Why fail often? Do it right the first time!

I'd argue that are generalizing the motto of "fail often." We'd be very lucky to find many successful businesses, or successes in general (Michael Jordan, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela), that didn't experience multiple failures on the way through.

I can however understand that we can't keep failing and losing money in the interim. The beauty of the Internet is - the cost of entry is so low. Sure, starting a restaurant or a steel factory will take money. But in the online world, not much is required.

Unfortunately, most business successes come from those who leaned into the dip (another Seth idea) and stuck it out. Everyone can get into the dip and most don't have the resilience to make it through to the other side.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/the_dip/

I think the mistake is looking for the path, because I'm not sure it's clear cut. It reminds me of when we're walking through the woods on a path and we lose the path… that way looks like a path, but so does that way….

So at that point we have options. Rely on instinct, or be willing to choose the wrong path and waste some time an energy, or get lucky and get it right…..

The tools - the learning materials will only increase your ability to more accurately make the right choice, but it's never 100%

The lizard would prefer if you just sat there and didn't make a choice at all. That's when the lizard wins.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:41:24 +0000

The lizard brain: fear, anger, negativity… The lizard brain is critical, anxious, makes excuses… Fight the lizard brain with a clear plan to pursue a business goal….

Yes, it's good to recognize it. But I think people (I in particular) need to know what is the path to business success? So many people fail and lose money…. Keep reading and learning?