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Leadership
Anatomy of a Difficult Conversation (Stone & Heen)
3 conversations within every difficult one: "what happened", "feelings", "identity". Separate them and succeed.
Psychological
Self Bilateral Stimulation
Tap thighs alternately (right, left) 30 sec — soothes small trauma.
Professional
Difficult Feedback Rehearsal
Before tough talk, role-play as recipient and respond to your script — uncover blow-up points.
Psychological
Wise Mind: Logic Meets Emotion
Breathe ten times and find the point between your emotional and logical minds.
Psychological
Emotion Granularity
Instead of "I feel bad", classify: "frustrated", "disappointed", "exhausted".
Leadership
Build a Hard Conversation with DESC
4 steps: Describe (situation), Express (impact), Specify (change), Consequences (outcomes).
Psychological
RAIN Meditation
Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture — four steps to heal a hard emotion.
Psychological
Crisis Survival
In intense crisis, no decisions. Calm first.
Social
90-Second Pause Before Replying
When provoked, don't reply for 90 seconds — the neural wave scientifically subsides.
Social
Public Speaking Nerves Defuser
Defuse public-speaking nerves with box breath + restructure "everyone is judging".
Professional
Tactical Emotional Labeling
Use one emotion-labeling phrase that defuses tension in a hard conversation within 30 seconds.
Psychological
Cognitive Reappraisal
Instead of suppressing emotion, reinterpret the situation generating it.
Psychological
90-Second Wave
Every emotion is a chemical wave ending in 90 seconds — wait before responding.
Psychological
Slow Body Sway
Sway foot to foot 5 min — mimics mother's soothing of child.
Psychological
27 Emotions Map (Cowen-Keltner)
Search the 27-emotion list instead of basic 5 — discover self deeper.
Psychological
Secondary Emotion Labeling
Under anger lies pain or fear — ask what's the original emotion.
Psychological
Half-Smile
Relax face muscles into half-smile — affects emotion.
Psychological
Soothing Self-Touch
Place hand on heart or cheek 2 min — your body knows kindness.
Psychological
Emotion Validation
Tell self "it makes sense to feel this" — don't contest.
Psychological
Five-Sense Self-Soothe
Use every sense deliberately to soothe your nervous system.
Psychological
Physiological Sigh
Two nasal inhales, then long mouth exhale — fastest research-backed nerve calmer.
Psychological
Weekly PERMA Audit
5 happiness components: emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement. Rate yourself.
Psychological
Emotion Thermometer
Measure emotion daily 0-10 — discover pattern and triggers.
Psychological
Plutchik Wheel Audit
8 primary emotions in a wheel, gradient and mixing — visual tool to discover yours.
Social
De-Escalate a Text Conflict
When a text exchange escalates, freeze the thread immediately and switch channels before the next reply.
Leadership
24-Hour Decision Rule
Don't make a major financial/emotional/strategic decision before sleeping on it one full night.
Parenting
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Ten-Minute Tech-Free Listening
Give your child ten minutes of full undivided attention with no screen or interruption — daily.
Psychological
Emotion Description Without Judgment
Name feeling (sad, angry) — without "I'm bad" or "this is wrong".
Professional
Pre-Stage Breathing
5 deep breaths before stage — calms nervous system.
Social
DESC Script for a Tough Conversation
Write four sentences: Describe the behavior, Express the impact, Specify the change, Consequences.
Social
4-7-8 Breath Before the Event
5 min before the event, do 4 cycles of 4-inhale, 7-hold, 8-exhale — your nervous system calms.
Leadership
10-10-10 Decision Rule (Suzy Welch)
Before any hard choice, ask: what is the consequence in 10 minutes? 10 months? 10 years?
Leadership
Strategy on One Page
Summarize company strategy in 5 boxes on a single A4, capturing everything that matters.
Psychological
Naming Suffering with Kindness
Name what you suffer with calm language — no exaggeration or minimizing.
Psychological
Self-Hug Exercise
Hug yourself 20 sec — nervous system responds like others' hugs.
Psychological
Voo Vocalization
Long low "Voo" sounds stimulate vagus nerve and calm heart.
Psychological
Containment Touch
One hand on head, one on chest — contain yourself sensorily.
Psychological
Safe Place Visualization
Imagine a safe place you always remember — invoke in crisis.
Psychological
Catastrophe to Probability
Each catastrophe has 0-100% probability. Assign it — shrinks size.
Psychological
Sensory Distraction
In intense emotion, use 5 senses for moment distraction — not suppression.
Psychological
Lake Meditation
Imagine self as lake — storms on surface, depth calm.
Psychological
Self Co-Regulation
Breathe with another body (partner or animal) — regulates nervous system.
Professional
Eat the Frog First
Start your day with the hardest, ugliest task before anything else — nothing scary remains for the rest of the day.
Professional
Calibrated Questions
Replace direct demands with a "how" or "what" question so the other side feels in control while solving your problem.
Professional
SBI Feedback Model
Deliver effective feedback in 3 parts (Situation—Behavior—Impact) so the other person hears you without defensiveness.
Professional
Pre-Meeting Breath
3 deep breaths before any meeting — full presence vs reactive.
Professional
Eat the Frog
Hardest task is your first morning act — before email, before everything.
Professional
Q&A Anticipation
Write 10 likely questions — prepare responses.
Professional
Ask Before You Give
Before giving feedback, ask recipient what type of feedback they want this week.
Professional
Self-1 vs Self-2
Self-1 (critic) sabotages Self-2 (doer) — watch inner dialogue during performance.
Professional
Self-Compassion Break
On failure, 3 sentences: "this is suffering. Suffering is human. I treat self kindly".
Social
Silent Loving-Kindness for a Difficult Person
Silently repeat four well-wishes toward a person who upsets you, even if you do not feel it at first.
Social
Listen Without Fixing
Don't try to "fix" friend's feelings — be a well that holds, not a tissue that wipes.
Administrative
Most Important Tasks (MITs) for the Day
Define 3 tasks before opening any app — this is what success looks like today.
Administrative
Three-Point Estimation (PERT)
For each task estimate: optimistic, most-likely, pessimistic — then compute expected.
Leadership
Power Pose Before High-Stakes Moments
2 min in a power pose before meeting/pitch = cortisol -25% + testosterone +20%.
Leadership
Identifying Loyalties: To Whom Does Each Person Owe Allegiance?
People resist change not from laziness, but because their loyalties are at risk. Discover the loyalty before expecting movement.
Leadership
Healing Fractured Relationships in the Team
Two relationships on your team are strained, productivity erodes. Servant leader's task: aid healing, not ignore.
Leadership
Interrupting Microaggressions
A small "innocent" comment wounds an employee. Your job as leader: interrupt immediately, respectfully, without trial.
Leadership
Designing an Effective Stretch Assignment
Task 20% bigger than employee's current ability. Scares 30%, fails 30%, succeeds 40%. Difficult balance.