January 21, 2023

S7-Ep43: Staying Cool in Challenging Situations (Recognizing & Managing Your Stress Triggers)

48 minutes

Guest: Janet Fouts

We recognize the many layers of stress we are under day-to-day. Those stresses are very real – and often increase as we move up the leadership ladder. That stress has consequences, both physical and mental. What can we do?

Janet Fouts has distilled some very simple tools that can help us be less reactive and more responsive to what life throws at us. They’re based on her deep dive into mindfulness as she dealt with the extreme stress of working as a full time digital marketer while caring for a dying partner. In the process, she learned that when we are aware of ourselves, we have better opportunities to understand others, making us better leaders, communicators, and partners.

Here's what Janet and Maureen cover:

How to recognize, and deal with, the triggers that can set you off;

Ways to learn mindfulness in easy microsteps; and

Why work meetings cause so much stress (and why Americans do meetings so poorly).

Other episodes to keep your leadership chill:

Mindfulness Benefits in the Workplace – with Rich Fernandez & Peter Weng

Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success - with Col. Deb Lewis

Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership - with Dr. Maryanna Klatt

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RESOURCES:

We’re watching for her forthcoming book, Microdosed Mindfulness. In the meantime, check out her other publications. Her prior book on self-care while caring for others is When Life Hits the Fan. She also has a batch of books on social media marketing from her earlier career, available here. To learn more about Janet, surf her website: JanetFouts.com.

Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them at https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0.

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About Our Guest:

After 25 years as CEO of Tatu Digital Media, a Silicon Valley marketing agency, Janet Fouts quit and founded Nearly Mindful, where she serves as a Human Potential Facilitator, working with individuals and teams to reach their full potential through emotional intelligence and mindfulness coaching, workshops, and retreats.

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