The Swirl of Uncertainty

We’ve all been there—sitting in the swirl of uncertainty.

A client of mine is in the middle of a transition. She was approached for a promotion she’s been waiting for, and since then the timeline has been unclear. The process is dragging. Meetings pop up on her calendar with little explanation. Communication is patchy. And to complicate it further, she’s learned that the team she may move to is itself in flux—leaders shifting, people being let go, lots of moving pieces outside her control.

The swirl got louder today.

She found herself wondering: What if my current team thinks I’m abandoning them? What if they see me as disloyal? What if they retaliate?

That’s when she sent me a voice note asking for guidance: “How do I get out of my head?”

Here’s where I always go:

1. Get out of your head and into your body.

   Move. Go outside. Do a lap around the block. Stand up from your desk. Movement creates space.

2. Get out of your head and into the facts.

   Facts: She was approached for a promotion.

   Facts: The new team is in transition.

   Facts: The process is taking longer than expected.

   Not facts: That her team feels abandoned. That they’re angry. That they’ll retaliate.

When we’re unsure, the stories in our head start to feel like reality. The first step is simply noticing that swirl—and then stepping out of it. Into the body. Into the facts.

That’s where clarity lives.