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Triggers Are Signals

Today's quote from my book:

“Emotional triggers aren’t inherently bad.”

Doing What You Know, Chapter 8, p. 144

Most people treat their emotional triggers like proof that something is wrong with them. They get frustrated by how strongly they react, embarrassed by what comes up, or discouraged that the same patterns keep showing up. But the trigger itself is not the real problem.

A trigger is a signal. It reveals something deeper that still needs attention. It points to a belief, a wound, a fear, or a story that has been running quietly in the background for a long time. That is why the moment can feel bigger than the situation itself.

If you only focus on the reaction, you miss the opportunity. But if you slow down and ask what the reaction is trying to show you, you start to gain ground. You stop seeing the moment as a setback and start seeing it as insight.

That is where growth begins. Not by pretending the trigger is not there, but by learning from it instead of letting it run the show.

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