Coming January 1: Drs. Randy Brazie and Geoffrey VanderPal on the New Science of Decision Making

To become a steadfast leader first. You know, the first important critical aspect of this is that you have to know thyself. So this is really one of the things that we talk about in the book is first, as you understand polyvagal theory, just enough of it. You know, we're not asking people to become neuroscientists, and. But if you can at least grasp those concepts, the person can then identify, the reader can identify. Where do I tend to be? Am I somebody that goes to fight and flight a lot? Do I get irritable or anxious, or am I somebody who freezes and shuts down a lot? Do I kind of blank out? Or am I somebody who doesn't do either? But I tend to be mostly in social engagement. I usually can roll with it and really stay connected and present with other people, because once the person knows where they tend to go to and can identify the state that they're in at any moment, then they can start to look at, well, what are the tools that will help me shift to the state that I want to be in?