BRAD INDUSTRIES · CREW FILE · EMERGENCY RESPONSE
The Stunt Coordinator
Division of Something Big, Right Now
“If it’s boring, it’s dangerous.”
Also goes by the adrenaline seeker, the impulsive part, the social butterfly.
A quiet evening was approaching. I could feel it. So I booked a trip, dyed your hair, signed you up for a class and texted everyone we know. The feeling never caught up. Nothing catches us.
slow is ok
In red crayon: the inner child. Three words or fewer. Usually right.
His file
1What he says, and what’s underneath it
- What he says
- “Let’s do something.”
- What he means
- If we stay still, the feeling will catch up.
- The feeling under that
- Restless and buzzing. Afraid of the quiet.
- The need under that
- To feel alive without having to run.
Brad only ever says the top line. Everything under it is what he’s guarding.
2How to spot him
- Says yes to everything fun.
- Starts a new hobby every few weeks.
- Is the life of the party, then crashes.
- Gets bored fast when things are calm.
3Who he’s protecting
- He’s protecting
- The part of you that felt empty when things got quiet.
- On duty against
- The quiet, and whatever is waiting in it.
- Where he got the job
- Brads like yours usually get hired when excitement was the only time things felt good.
4His real talent
- What he’s good at
- Spark. He turns life into an adventure.
- Off duty, he’s
- The friend who plans the best day of the year.
- His blind spot
- He runs so fast that the feeling just waits at home for you.
5What helps him stand down
- What he needs from you
- Give him one big thing a week, planned. He’ll take it.
- Say this to him
- “The fun will still be here tomorrow.”
- Skip this
- “Why can’t you just sit still?”
- Ask him this
- “What happens in the quiet that we’re running from?”
- Ask your people for
- Fun with you, and a soft place to land after.
Try this tonight
Give yourself ten quiet minutes tonight, with no plans and no phone. Notice what shows up.
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Your Brad, meet theirs
One file covers one Brad. Most of the trouble happens between two. Take the quiz with a partner, friend, family member or coworker, and Brad writes the joint report: the loop your two Brads get stuck in, and the words that work.