Dr. Susan David Interview: Embracing Change And Gaining Emotional Agility

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Channel: Shawn Stevenson · 2016 · People & Blogs

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Dr. Susan David Interview: Embracing Change And Gaining Emotional Agility

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On this episode you'll discover:

* How thinking positive can be at odds with what truly helps people thrive.
* How our thoughts, actions, and stories can cause us to act incongruent with our values.
* What it means to go from rigidity to agility.
* What it means to be “hooked” and how this controls our thoughts and actions.
* How the same thought patterns that keep us safe can also keep us from success.
* What premature cognitive commitment is (you probably do this a lot!).
* What the difference is between thinking fast and thinking slow.
* What the 4 most common emotional hooks are (this is powerful!).
* How thought-blaming can disempower you.
* Why it’s helpful to move to the edge of what we’re comfortable with.
* How our need to be right can lead us to outcomes that don’t serve us.
* Why negative emotions are so valuable versus a hyper-focus on happiness.
* What the 4 essential movements are for gaining more emotional agility.
* What it means to “show up” when it comes to emotional agility.
* How to rise above our emotions and not be controlled by them.
* The critical difference between a “have to goal” and “want to goal”.

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