CHAPTER 23
Calm Is Contagious
Embrace the Suck
—NAVY SEAL MOTTO
How do we keep our cool when everything around us is spinning out of control? How do we not panic when we find ourselves in a rip current that’s hurtling out to sea? Our emotional resilience depends upon doing that. But so often we find it difficult to stay present, in the moment, in our hearts, and in the hearts of our business.
Not all of us are leaders, but each of us, in our ways, is leading something. Maybe it’s not a business, team, or organization, but maybe you’re a leader in your family, your place of worship, or your peer group. Maybe you’re the captain of your softball team, because no one else will do it. At the very least, though, we’re always leading ourselves. We ...
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