Someone or something has irked you… How do you respond? Do you shut down? Or do you flare-up, rise to the challenge + bring out your best argumentative skills?

In this episode of The You Effect, Nick + Roxane Cokas challenge their listeners to play with the idea of 'Practicing The Pause' followed by 2 additional steps - which leads to bridging the gap + finding common ground.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro
(00:32) Shutting Down
(01:40) Ego
(02:03) Ask Good Questions
(02:54) What The Heck Is Wrong With You?
(03:23) Learning About One Another
(04:35) Stop Offering Your Ideas + Opinions
(05:39) Ask. Listen. Lead
(07:45) How To Make An Impact
(08:48) Practice The Pause
(11:24) Outside Noise + Advice
(12:10) Trauma Response
(15:07) How To Have Influence and Purpose
(17:15) Wanting The Best For Others
(18:49) Be Interested Not Interesting
(20:32) Tearing Others Down
(21:24) A 7 Day Challenge