🧠TL;DR: That “procrastination problem” might actually be a survival response. Here's how Flight Mode hides in plain sight—and what to do about it.
I used to beat myself up for procrastinating.
Why couldn’t I just sit down and do the thing?
Why did I bounce between projects, chase a million ideas, or suddenly need to reorganize my kitchen instead of writing that email?
Sound familiar?
For a long time, I thought it was a discipline problem. Or maybe some kind of creative quirk. But it turns out, it was something much deeper: my nervous system stuck in Flight Mode.
This is Part 2 of my 3-part series, Survival Mode: The Patterns Behind Your Behavior. In this series, I’m exploring the subtle ways our stress responses shape our work, leadership, and wellbeing—even when we don’t realize it.
In this week’s episode of my podcast, Movement, Mind, & Meaning, I dive into what Flight Mode really looks like in our modern work lives—and why it so often gets mistaken for laziness, distraction, ...
TL;DR:
Think your drive to fix, perfect, and push is just “how you are”? It might actually be Fight Mode—a hidden stress pattern hijacking your nervous system. In this post (and podcast series), we unpack how high performers get stuck in survival mode—and how to shift out of it.
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Part 1: Fight Mode at Work – Perfectionism, Pressure & The High-Performer Stress Trap
I used to think I was just wired this way.
The one who triple-checked the work.
Jumped in to fix problems before anyone asked.
Held it all together—even when I was falling apart inside.
I wore “high performer” like a badge of honor.
Until I realized I wasn’t thriving.
I was surviving.
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series I’m calling "Survival Mode: The Patterns Behind Your Behavior"—inspired by the work I do every day helping people uncover the hidden stress patterns that silently run their lives and leadership. We’re kicking things off with a deep dive into Fight Mode, through the lens of modern work and perfectionism.
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