Episode 070: Dr. Sharon Melnick – Success Under Stress: Breathing Exercises & Other Tips To Improve Your 50%

Sharon Melnick is an incredibly interesting person.  She truly understands the importance of physiology, psychology, and your response.  We are extremely fortunate to have Sharon share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show. 

Sharon Melnick, PhD is a leading authority on business psychology, stress resilience, and women’s leadership. Her methods are informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School and field tested by over 15,000 clients and training participants.

As CEO of her firm Horizon Point Inc, Sharon Melnick, PhD is an internationally renowned speaker and sought after trainer.  Her presentations on Resilience during Change and Success under Stress receive highest ratings and multiple repeat invites from organizations such as Procter and Gamble, MeLife, Novartis, NYLife, GE, Sodexo, Merck, Moody’s, OmniCom, AIG, Morgan Stanley, and many others.

Episode 070: Dr. Sharon Melnick – Success Under Stress: Breathing Exercises & Other Techniques To Improve Your 50%

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“The average human being has 60,000 thoughts a day.”

Some Questions I Ask:

• What are some common characteristics all high achievers share?
• What is the confidence revolution?
• What specific moments are most stressful in a person’s life?
• How can we control our own psychology?
• What can a regular person do in order to become a thought leader?
• How can we deal with difficult colleagues? Tough people to work with… What are specific ways to handle these situations?
• What does being a learning leader mean to you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to successfully control your 50%
• A breathing exercise that you can implement immediately that will improve your well-being and state of mind
• Cooling Breath
• How studying at Harvard for 10 years helped accelerate learning
• Analyzing thought processes… How to do it
• Goal setting practices
• Great books to read: “Essentialism.” “The Power of Full Engagement.”
• How to create 50% cultures

“A Leader Creates The Weather On Their Team.”

Continue Learning:

• Go To Sharon’s website: com  
• Read Sharon’s Book: Success Under Stress
• Follow Sharon on Twitter: @DrSharonMelnick

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Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From SharonMelnick.com  

Sharon Melnick, PhD is a leading authority on business psychology, stress resilience, and women’s leadership. Her methods are informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School and field tested by over 15,000 clients and training participants.

As CEO of her firm Horizon Point Inc, Sharon Melnick, PhD is an internationally renowned speaker and sought after trainer.  Her presentations on Resilience during Change and Success under Stress receive highest ratings and multiple repeat invites from organizations such as Procter and Gamble, MeLife, Novartis, NYLife, GE, Sodexo, Merck, Moody’s, OmniCom, AIG, Morgan Stanley, and many others.