Natalie Goldberg is an author and also a Zen teacher. She has a really strong accent, like a deep, strong, powerful voice. And then what she says when she talks is like just absolute ruthless authenticity. There's just something so grounded about it. I will listen to her talk about anything because she'll tell you the color of the carpet,. But because she'd tell it to you because it means something. It's like the opposite of abstractions. Everything that comes out of her teaching and her writing, I just feel like it reminds me of common humanity.
Stress, anxiety, nervousness — when these feelings inevitably arise, lecturer Kelly McGonigal says it’s not about making them go away, but using them to your advantage.
“What I have come to value about anxiety,” says McGonigal, “is it’s a sign that I care.” As she explains, feelings of stress alert us to things that matter to us and help us stay present in the moment — particularly useful, she says, when it comes to communication.
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, McGonigal and host Matt Abrahams discuss how to channel stress toward more effective communication and to a deeper connection to our own purpose and meaning.
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