A couple of years ago in the fall, we started having this problem with flies in our house. It had gotten cold outside and they all wanted to come in where it was warm.
There’s this certain light in the foyer that for some reason they liked to swarm around.
We tried swatting them but they came back. Every day there would be more and more.
My competitive alpha male lizard brain kicked in. So I got my Shop Vac …
Do you ever have days where you do nothing but sit at your computer and answer emails and at the end of the day you’re completely exhausted and you still don’t feel like you got anything done?
In my early days as a salesman, somebody told me, “Massive action solves every problem.” That has to be one of the worst pieces of advice I ever got from anyone.
My team brought my attention to R.C. Peck, an independent investment advisor. I loved his analysis of the “Critter Brain” which I myself often refer to as “Lizard Brain.” It’s the part of us that’s tempted to act like an animal when we need to think clearly and act rationally.
