Dr. Mitch on Leading With Logic First, Then Letting Emotion In

Dr. Mitch joins Greg to make the case that the order matters: step back, think it through logically, and let emotion come after. Start emotionally charged and try to add logic later, and the odds are not in your favor. They talk about why so many of us stay stuck in a selfish version of I instead of asking where the other person is coming from, and Greg shares how he worked through the loss of his son Sam without curling up in a ball. Dr. Mitch explains why nearly all of his own success came from raising his hand and asking for help, and why leaders are usually the worst at doing that. Along the way: what a craps table in Vegas teaches you about getting hyped into bad decisions, the Navy SEAL who said if you focus on the six inches in front of you, you can walk a hundred miles, and how the same idea gets someone through the next six minutes without a drink.

Dr. Mitch, author and host of the Truth Talks Podcast, has spent nearly three decades studying the human body, behavior and mind. His show tells the stories of people who found success through tragedy.

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