Crisis to Opportunity (Podcast) – Dr Jim Taylor

Episode #15: Lost to North Star of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four in a series examining the impact of values on how you respond to a crisis. In this episode, I explore how the lack of clarity of what your values can leave you lost and without a clear direction […]

In Episode #14: Values (Part I)-Shaky vs. Solid of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, the second of two parts examining the impact of values on how you respond to a crisis, I consider how values act as the foundation for your life and your response to a crisis. A house that is built on landfill […]

In Episode #13: Values (Part I) of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, having focused on the amygdala and our primitive reactions to crises in previous episodes, we now turn our attention to the cerebral cortex and how we can leverage it to better respond to the challenges of modern-day crises. In this episode, the first […]

In Episode #12: Isolation to Support of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I conclude our exploration of the reactions we experience in response to a crisis. This episode examines how isolating ourselves is our natural tendency when faced with a crisis, yet setting ourselves apart often makes it more difficult for us to navigate the […]

In Episode #11: Panic to Purpose of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I continue our exploration of the reactions we experience in response to a crisis. In today’s episode, I show how a crisis mentality results in an instinctive reaction–panic!–that produces intense fear, a racing mind, and chaotic actions, none of which are likely to […]

In Episode #10: Stress to Calm of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. This episode examines how the stress that you will experience in response to a crisis leaves you unprepared psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically to […]

In Episode #9: Frustration to Equanimity of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. This episode examines the absolutely frustrating nature of crises and how that emotion can frequently either slow down or prevent a positive resolution […]

In Episode #8: Fear to Courage of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. This episode examines whether you experience fear or courage as you confront crises in your life. As you can imagine, fear produces in […]

In Episode #7 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. Specifically, this podcast will examine whether you experience either disappointment or devastation as you confront a crisis and how each of these emotions enables you to […]

In Episode #6 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, Emotions, I explore the immense impact that emotions have on how we respond to crises. The feelings you have in reaction to a crisis influences how you perceive, interpret, evaluate, and act as the crisis confronts you. Your ability to master your emotions, minimize the negative ones […]