Ben MortonLeadership Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Harnessing breathing techniques mp4

14 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Ben Morton emphasizes that while we cannot always control external events—such as difficult conversations or frustrating emails—we can control our immediate response before engaging with customers, colleagues, or people we lead. He proposes a simple, 30‑second breathing exercise as an effective tool to reset one’s emotional state. Morton acknowledges a common obstacle: people often forget to employ breathing techniques precisely when they need them because there is no external trigger or prompt, a problem he suspects many listeners share.

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Yes, it's absolutely true that we can't always control what happens to us. A difficult conversation or frustrating email perhaps. But what we can absolutely control is what we do in the moment before we show up for our customers, colleagues, or people that we lead. And it doesn't have to take long. Just 30 seconds can can be enough to reset our state. And one of the best tools we have to manage our state is our breathing. And yes, I know you've probably heard of breathing exercises before, as had I, and I really genuinely wanted to use them, but there was a problem. In the moments when I really needed to use those breathing exercises, I'd always forget because there was no trigger or prompt to help me, and I suspect the same is probably true for you.