Being Human is Simple.

The human-animal needs two things to survive:

• Find sources of safety; and,
• Avoid threats.

The human-animal is simple.  

All we need to do, to survive, is to find safety and avoid threats.  

How come we're not doing this?

Safety

You are safe when you're:

• Free to create.
• Able to express your point of view without fear of harm.
• Have the back of another in your tribe.
• Know that the others in your tribe have your back.
• Gladly allow yourself to follow.
• Others place themselves in your charge to lead.You have a "home."
• You have shelter from the physical, psychological, and spiritual elements.
• You love.
• Others love you.
• You are accepted as you are.
• You can be different, and different is okay.
• You bring all of your skills to bear and accomplish a task.
• You see the impact of your accomplishments.
• You made a change that mattered.
• You are you.

Threats

Threats are:

• Muzzled creativity.
• Forced compliance.
• People talk about you behind your back. They're not direct.
• No trust for anyone.
• Tyrannical bosses.
• Employees that don't believe in you.
• Rooms with walls. They're not home.
• You don't have shelter from physical, psychological, or emotional terrors.
• You don't love yourself or others.
• You feel others don't love you.
• No one accepts you.
• You can't be different. You are forced to be like everyone else.
• You are not leveraging your skills to accomplish a task.
• You don't see the impacts of your work.
• Your work doesn't matter.
• You are not you.

Our brains don't see the difference between a lion trying to kill you (physical threat) and a feeling of distrust for those around you. It considers both instances as threats. When it perceives these threats, it puts brain chemistry into action to support your survival - most notably, cortisol.  

You can find tons of articles relating to cortisol and its purpose on the Internet. Lots of people write and know about this hormone. What I want you to leave with is:

• Being human is simple.
• It's not complicated.
• We make it complicated.
• If you're in a threatening situation (see above) - get out. Quit.

Do what makes you come alive.   

Find others who think and speak like you.  

Those people are looking for someone like you.  

Lead them.  

They are safe.