It may be hard to keep your amygdala in its place when you’re giving a keynote or doing a media interview, but it’s even more of a challenge to govern your amygdala day in and day out. When you are the leader, though, it’s essential.
When you are in charge, everyone takes their behavioral cues from you. Your actions and reactions ripple through your whole organization. You don’t want your amygdala running your company.
Watch Rorke Denver, former Navy SEAL, on this simple lesson he learned in training: “Calm is contagious.”
He says, “You can supplant any word you want for ‘calm’ — chaos is contagious, panic is contagious, stupid 100% is contagious,” he said. “So we like ‘calm’ because it lets you keep your head, it keeps you focused on the mission at hand.”
As Rorke says, your team will mimic or amplify your behavior. When you have the skills to govern your amygdala, your calm is contagious. When you communicate from a grounded, deliberate place, your team will observe this and strive to do it too. The power of a group of calm, focused minds is immeasurable!
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