We perform best when we feel secure, challenged but not threatened. We need to ensure our environment aligns with our desired future self, where our inner values align with our external actions. The space we occupy can either reaffirm our sense of self in a positive way, telling us to feel secure and comfortable and to play like we are at home—or it can do so in a defensive way, telling us that our home turf is under threat and that we need to live in survival mode. We need to craft an environment that invites actions that support and align with who we are and want to become.
