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6 feelings no one talks about—but we all have
What to do when your brain turns against you...
Justin Mecham
August 04, 2025
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Anxiety, shame, overwhelm.
Your feelings don’t disqualify you from showing up.
They’re signals, not stop signs.
But most people were never taught how to read them.
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You don’t need to win the whole battle.
You just need to stop losing to your own thoughts.
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‘When You Feel…'.
Let’s dive in!
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How to Handle This at Work
1. You missed a deadline and feel like blaming yourself.
Scenario: You missed a major deadline on a project and immediately spiral into self-blame. You think, “I always mess things up.”
Pause and name the mistake out loud.
“I missed the timeline because I didn’t ask for help early enough.”
Decide what part is your responsibility—and what’s not.
Share your learning, not your guilt.
Say:
“I should’ve flagged this earlier—now I know how to catch this next time. Here’s what I’m doing differently moving forward.”
It shifts the focus from shame to ownership, and from regret to a forward plan.
People respect learning. They don’t expect perfection.
2. You're overwhelmed by tasks and can’t even start.
Scenario: Your inbox is exploding. You’ve got three back-to-back meetings. Everything feels urgent—and you freeze.
Pick just one task with a deadline closest to now.
Say no or push back on what can wait.
Schedule a 10-minute walk or break—even if it feels “unproductive.”
Say:
“I’m focused on finishing [one priority] today. Can we push the rest to tomorrow or later this week?”
Clarity creates momentum.
When you let people know what you are doing, they feel safer even when you’re saying no.
3. You get left out of a meeting and feel not good enough.
Scenario: Your team had a strategy session, and no one invited you. You feel invisible and start doubting your value.
Write down 3 recent contributions you made that helped your team.
Reach out and ask about the meeting calmly.
Request to be included going forward, without sounding defensive.
Say:
“I noticed the team met about [topic]—I’d love to be part of those next time since it overlaps with what I’m working on.”
You’re standing up for yourself without blaming others.
You’re also showing initiative, which people remember.
4. You're dreading giving feedback to your boss.
Scenario: You’ve spotted something that’s not working, but you're afraid to bring it up—especially since it's about your manager’s process.
Write out what you want to say—then cut it in half.
Simpler is safer.
Focus on the impact, not the person.
Share one suggestion, not five.
Say:
“I noticed [example], and it seems like it’s slowing things down. I have one idea that might help—can I share it?”
Anxiety grows when things are vague.
Speaking the fear breaks the cycle—and offering a small solution shifts the tone from complaint to contribution.
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Step 1: Choose your emotion moment
Think about which emotion showed up recently—blame, stress, shame, fear, overload, or doubt.
Pick one lesson from the chart that fits what you’re feeling most today.
Step 2: Set a check-in cue
Before your day starts, choose a check-in time—maybe lunch or just after your first meeting.
Use a calendar alert or sticky note. Keep it visible. This will be your moment to pause and choose.
Step 3: Take one action that matches your lesson
If you picked “everything feels like too much,” write down 3 tasks and cross off 2.
If you feel anxious, move your body for 3 minutes or talk out loud to yourself.
If you feel stuck, ask one question that puts you back in charge (like: “What can I still say yes to today?”)
Keep the action small. Movement matters more than size.
Step 4: Notice what changed
After you take action, ask:
Did that help a little?
What shifted?
Would I try that again?
Step 5: End your day with one sentence
Before your day ends, write down one simple sentence:
“Here’s what helped today: _______”
or “Next time I feel this, I’ll try: _______”
AI Prompt: “Act as a daily support guide. Help me turn a difficult feeling into one small action I can take today.
Feeling I’m working with: [Insert feeling, e.g., “overwhelmed,” “anxious,” “not good enough”]
Work situation: [Insert what triggered it, e.g., “I froze in a meeting” or “I missed a deadline”]
What I want today: [Insert goal, e.g., “take one step,” “feel more steady,” “ask for help”]
Give me:
A quick insight about this feeling
One helpful thing I can do today
A phrase I can say if the feeling comes back
One reflection question to ask myself tonight
Keep it simple, useful, and real.”
The hardest part of a feeling is thinking it means something about you.
But feelings are just signals, not signs of failure.
They show up so you can listen, not so you can shut down.
You don’t need to fix the whole day—just respond to one thing with care.
That’s enough to shift everything that comes next.
Until next time and with lots of love,
Justin
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Book To Read:
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