Seth Godin: The Truth About Shipping :: Tips :: The 99 Percent.
More from Seth Godin on the resistance and how it shows up in real life when you attempt to pursue what you want.
These bad behaviors are the work of the lizard brain, your prehistoric brain stem, the part of your brain that is responsible for revenge, fear, and anger. The lizard brain is eternally vigilant, trying to keep people from noticing you (which is dangerous). The lizard brain hates failure, and thus it hates creativity or the launch of anything that might make a fuss (which can lead to failure).
