232. Pause, Don’t Panic: Finding Calm in High-Stakes Moments

232. Pause, Don’t Panic: Finding Calm in High-Stakes Moments

To connect with others, you have to get out of your own head.


Whether presenting to millions on live television or talking to just one person, Dan Harris knows that the quality of every interaction depends on the presence you bring to it.

Harris is a former national news anchor for ABC News and is now the host of the 10% Happier podcast and author of 10% Happier and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. As he knows from experience, there’s power in “Waking up to something fundamental, that the mind is out of control, and you don't want to be owned by it.” How do we break the pattern of being controlled by our thoughts? Mindfulness and self-awareness, he says, put “distance” between us and our “thoughts and urges and emotions,” enabling us to connect with ourselves and others with greater consciousness and clarity.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Harris and host Matt Abrahams discuss how mindfulness can transform our communication, sharing strategies for deeper listening, responding versus reacting, and reflecting what others say back to them. “Relationships are the most important aspect of your happiness,” Harris says. The quality of those connections goes up when “you’re “less stuck in your own head.”

Episode Reference Links:


Connect:


Chapters:

  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (02:14) - On-Air Panic Attack
  • (03:22) - Managing Communication Anxiety
  • (04:24) - Nervousness Before Live Audiences
  • (06:11) - Meditation Misconceptions
  • (09:59) - Responding vs. Reacting
  • (12:30) - Mindfulness & Productivity
  • (15:34) - Lessons from Interviewing
  • (17:42) - The Final Three Question
  • (25:10) - Conclusion

********
Thank you to our sponsors.
These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost.

Unleash your Superhuman potential with AI that meets you where you work. Learn more at superhuman.com

Join our Think Fast Talk Smart Learning Community and become the communicator you want to be.

Avsnitt(289)

64. Rethinks: Techniques for Managing Your Reputation

64. Rethinks: Techniques for Managing Your Reputation

How others perceive us in person and via social media can impact our careers and social standing. But we can build the reputation we want through conscious communication.On this episode, strategic com...

2 Aug 202221min

63. Cheap Talk: What Economics Has to Say About Communication

63. Cheap Talk: What Economics Has to Say About Communication

Your words — are they credible? Or are they what Paul Oyer calls “cheap talk?”According to professor of economics Paul Oyer, how our words align with our actions isn’t just a matter of communication, ...

18 Juli 202220min

62. Rethinks: Summer Learning Series, How Humor Can Be a Secret Weapon in Communication

62. Rethinks: Summer Learning Series, How Humor Can Be a Secret Weapon in Communication

In the kickoff to our Summer Learning Series, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes. This interview features Stanford GSB faculty members Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas and gives specific i...

5 Juli 202233min

61. Courage, Ambiguity, Belonging and Data: How to Design Your Communication for Success

61. Courage, Ambiguity, Belonging and Data: How to Design Your Communication for Success

All communication comes from a place of creativity and creativity is rooted in design. In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, strategic communications lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams inter...

21 Juni 202237min

60. Communicating Uncertainty: How to Connect With Your Audience, Even When The Answers Aren’t Clear

60. Communicating Uncertainty: How to Connect With Your Audience, Even When The Answers Aren’t Clear

“It's not reassuring when we don't know the answers to critically important questions involved in health and wellbeing. But it's far more of a problem if we try to pretend we do.” In this episode of T...

7 Juni 202219min

59. From Dreaming to Doing: How We Set and Achieve Goals

59. From Dreaming to Doing: How We Set and Achieve Goals

Why do we do what we do? What factors drive us? And how do things like competition with others help us achieve our goals?These are the questions most interesting to Szu-chi Huang, an associate profess...

24 Maj 202222min

58. Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships

58. Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships

In relationships between imperfect people, mistakes are inevitable. And when we find ourselves with damaged connections, it’s a specific kind of communication that can help us make amends.Fred Luskin ...

10 Maj 202220min

57. Are You Listening?: How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas

57. Are You Listening?: How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas

“Listening actively and deeply happens when I genuinely believe that the person who's speaking has intrinsic worth and brings a perspective that I lack and need.”This episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart...

26 Apr 202218min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
rss-jossan-nina
rss-svart-marknad
rss-borsens-finest
svd-tech-brief
badfluence
avanzapodden
uppgang-och-fall
bathina-en-podcast
fill-or-kill
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
lastbilspodden
rss-dagen-med-di
rss-kort-lang-analyspodden-fran-di
tabberaset
bilar-med-sladd
dynastin
24fragor
borsmorgon