Defeating Self Defeat

Defeating Self Defeat

12 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way

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Overview
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1 h 45 min
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13 Episodes

One of the greatest tragedies is having your life be less than it could be. Mark Goulston is a former UCLA professor of psychiatry and FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer, as well as a widely read author who has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Business Insider. Partly adapted from his best-selling book Get Out of Your Own Way, these 12 lessons will help you defeat the self-defeating behavior that is keeping your life from being what it could be.


What You'll Learn

  • Strategies for overcoming procrastination
  • Better ways of relating to other people
  • Skills for approaching major problems and opportunities  
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Instructor
  • Dr. Mark Goulston
    Dr. Mark Goulston
    Former FBI Negotiator Trainer & UCLA Professor
Episodes
13 Episodes

Trailer

4min

1. Procrastination

11min

What if you’re not lazy, you’re just lonely?

2. Taking Things Too Personally

6min

Try out the 72-hour rule for the times when you feel offended or hurt.

3. Not Learning from Your Mistakes

8min

Reparent yourself to stop being afraid of failure.

4. Quitting Too Soon

6min

Widen your perspective of past experiences to evaluate whether you should or shouldn’t quit current (or future) undertakings.

5. Trying to Change Others

6min

It’s impossible. So why do we try so hard? Learning why will help us to stop.

6. Holding onto a Grudge

9min

Learn why we hold grudges in the first place, and how forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never receive.

7. Thinking “I’m sorry” is enough

13min

Practice the three A’s of an effective apology.

8. Talking Too Much

7min

Use the Traffic Light Rule to stop talking before the other person stops listening.

9. Feeling Sorry for Yourself

6min

Support groups solve the problem that self-pity is trying and failing to solve.

10. Making Bad Situations Worse

7min

Try out the 72-hour rule to let breakdowns lead to breakthroughs.

11. Taking and Not Taking No for an Answer

7min

Use surgical empathy to turn “No” into an opportunity, instead of a source of awkwardness.

12. Letting Fear Run Your Life

7min

Find courage using stories from your past to unlock the way forward.

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