70 - Adaptability Hacking w/ Dr. Yishai Barkhordari

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right now, more than ever we are being called to adapt. You may be sick of thinking about it by now, but we are at the beginning of a massive global shift in how we do business. If we don’t adapt now, we’re going to be left in the dust. If your mindset, your relationships, or even your brand is transforming, now is the time to leverage that. Our guest today is Dr. Yishai, a Psychologist and Executive Coach who helps leaders of multi-million dollar companies react powerfully, increase performance, and create win-win solutions. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Dr. Yishai was younger, he would react to things, events, explosively. He knew there was a better way to field changes and challenges that came into his life. This meant he needed to get a handle on how he could become more adaptable. This life-long dedication to become as adaptable as possible lead him to where he is today. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve ever had a moment where you’re experiencing something and it’s uncomfortable, and you’re doing your best to not feel it -- tuning out and distracting ourselves -- then you pick up your phone and start scrolling, or you hear something you don’t like and you think about it but continue to listen, you’re ignoring what your body is telling you. Your brain is creating a reaction to draw your attention to what is important to you. At that moment, you are holding yourself back by ignoring and not addressing what you are feeling.  When you pay attention to them, you can learn from them and understand how you can adapt to the situation. When you feel overwhelmed, know that the feeling is the signal, not the problem. Increasing your limit to handle that overwhelm is a skill. It takes practice and you can fumble sometimes, but the point is that we refuse to ignore and pass over a problem. The first step when you learn how to walk takes a lot of effort--in the same way, you will get better at processing and adapting to stre