Summary: How to stop Overthinking? Monk Secret This episode is to inspire you to take charge of your overthinking through simple techniques. According to a study, 73% of adults overthink. And what is alarming is that many believe that repeatedly stewing about the same thoughts is beneficial and needed. This is a dangerous game of Overthinking that can lead, at its worst, to mental illness or cause stress-related diseases. The reason why people overthink is because of anxiety. Anxiety is a negative emotion of the future. It is not the content of overthinking that is the problem; it is the habit of anxiety that drives you to overthink. Overthinking can make your life very stressful. Your brain will be in overdrive, and soon fatigue will set in. Learn to take charge of your thinking now and be at peace. To a large extent, your anxiety is fueled by your thoughts. You are well into the overthinking zone when you keep running the same ideas in your mind in endless cycles like Jane. You do this via internal dialogues - talking to yourself constantly. This dialogue never stops throughout your waking hours. I will give you two techniques that are really powerful to stop overthinking: The Monk Method The Here and Now Method These two techniques are priceless, and you can practice them anywhere. They are like first aid. If you want a more permanent solution, you have to get professional help. take charge of the empire of your mind, and don't let it control you. The benefits are tremendous for you to enjoy. Take care. Free Training Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ Music Credits: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez spacedust by airtone (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64741

How to Deal with Toxic People? Whether you realize it or not, people have an impact on you. In this episode, you will learn how to identify toxic people and know how to deal with them effectively. You have to take charge of the people you surround yourself with. If you are careless, you will come to a point when you cannot recognize yourself when you look in the mirror. Positive people can uplift you and motivate you to reach your highest levels of achievement. You should gather and treasure the good people in your life. You can learn how to deal with negative people effectively. This episode will teach you to identify, assess and deal with toxic people. Toxic people are everywhere. They could be your friend, neighbor, co-worker, boss, or even worse your spouse. It is crucial to take charge of your environment in the context of the people you associate with daily. If you carefully choose the people around you, you will be inspired, and they will fuel your progress in life and business. You will come across all kinds of people as you go through life. In the process, you will encounter people with personality disorders. Most of them are unaware that they have these disorders. If you follow the principles and rights of the relationship, you will be able to build relationships that are meaningful to you and others. While you are exercising your rights, you must also remember that these rights apply to others too. It is a two-way street. It is your life and your business. It is your right to choose the right people and avoid the wrong ones. You have to consciously take charge of the people your surround yourself with. Trust me, your success will accelerate, and you will be at peace while being fulfilled. Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ Music Credits: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez spacedust by airtone (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64741

In this episode, Sirisha Ravuri, Founder and CEO of Citrines, talks about "How to be Happy? There is a question on everyone’s mind - how to be happy. I'm going to put a slightly different version of how to be happy out here for you. Because I don't really believe that it's necessary to be happy all the time. And I like to think of myself as a happy soul. But does that mean that I don't feel any other emotions? No, it doesn't mean that at all. It's not humanly possible for someone to be happy all the time. That's a myth. Because you are a complex human being with a very complex unconscious mind. And we live in very complex times. Instead of striving to be happy all the time and ignoring other emotions, the right thing to do is to feel every single emotion well, process through it and then go back to your default state, which is – Happy. In this video, you will come across many tips on how to make happy your default state, how to continue being happy and you can even help your friends and family with this technique. Here is one tip – something everyone should remember. There is nothing outside of yourself that can make you happy. Happiness is generated within. Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ Music Credits: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez spacedust by airtone (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64741  

Empathic Listening is the true Super Power for Influence and Impact. There is a saying by Erasmus of Rotterdam, a Dutch Philosopher and Theologian, which goes like this: In the land of the blind, a one-eyed man is the King. 21st Century world is the land of the deaf because of distraction and multitasking. People are rapidly losing the capability to focus and pay attention to anything, even when talking to people. In the land of the deaf, a one-eared listener is a Ruler!Everyone thinks they are good at this superpower, but actually, they are poor at using it. And this is the biggest problem. What is this superpower? It is Empathic Listening. Empathic is the superpower in which you can enter their reality and experience it from their perspective. With empathy, you will understand what it is to be them in their worldview and communicate your understanding of what they are saying and feeling. You will also resonate with that feeling by experiencing the same emotion and reflecting it back to them. Once you can listen empathically, you will build massive influence with anyone of your choice.People think they are listening, but actually, they are not. They are doing the following while under the illusion that they are listening.Limited hearing with a lot of thoughts around how they must respondMiniscule hearing while looking down at their phonesAssuming they are hearing but just waiting to jump in and offer their opinion. Empathy is a skill that will help you reach unreachable people. This is a valuable skill you can learn in this Attention Economy. Here is a secret I want to share with you. If you want to influence others, the first thing you should not do is to persuade them of your point of view. Most people do this - they talk, push for their points to be heard, argue, and try to bulldoze their way into other people accepting their viewpoint. All these attempts will only generate resistance and pushback. You have to listen and make them feel that you have understood them as nobody else has done. Your primary task in persuasion is to dissolve resistance and make the person willing to listen to what you are saying with an open mind. This will only happen after you have kept an open mind, sincerely listened, and conveyed that you have lent your ear and understood. You have to go first. You have to role-model it. When you reflect on your understanding of what the other person is telling you and check whether your comprehension is correct, you will get a response: That is right. That is your entry point for persuasion. That is your foot in the door. Continue doing this, and soon you will be invited in.How do you listen empathically? Learn to master your emotions, especially in stressful and precarious situations Consciously pay attention to understanding what the other person is telling you. Be aware that listening alone is not enough. You must not only listen but convey to the person you have heard and understood her. You must be able to listen and respond at the moment, not later. You must also validate whether you have understood what the other person is saying. Demonstrate that you have corrected your understanding if you have it wrong Show that you see what they are saying, demonstrate your understanding by reflecting on what they said, and reciprocate with the same feeling they shared with you. If excited, you mirror back with your excitement. If sad, you reflect back on your sadness. Do this sincerely. This is the best way to build connection and rapport with a shared understanding of their experience. Do this with utter sincerity and interest. Because feigned interest is equal to a negative response. No Judgement. No trying to fix things for them. No offering advice If you want to help, ask their permission before you do so. An exception for this is while dealing with children. Help them even if they say no. Or in commercial situations where you are selling something.There is a need for Empathic listeners as never before. Empathy is the greatest gift you can give to another human. It should start with every one of us. Here is a challenge for you. Make a conscious choice to give this precious gift to others. You lead the way. You choose to be the role model for empathic listening to others.Learn to do it correctly and give the gift freely. You’ll never know when you may totally transform the lives of people around you. The world needs your empathic listening.   Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ Music Credits: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez spacedust by airtone (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64741  

In this episode, Sirisha Ravuri, Founder and CEO of Citrines, talks about Influence in the context of your appearance, both outer appearance, and inner appearance. The first four seconds that you meet someone are the most crucial ones in your journey to Influence. Whether it is a client, a vendor, an employee, an investor, a leader, a community – whoever it is that you are trying to influence, first impressions go a long way. They make the path smoother and easier. When people talk about first impressions, however, they usually refer to the way you dress and carry yourself. They refer to the conversations and external factors of said first impression. The secret no one tells you is that the external factors are only 20 % of the true first impression. The bulk of the first impression comes from factors that aren’t easily visible. It goes beyond the way you dress or the confidence with which you speak. There is deeper magic at play here. The unconscious mind of the opposite person is noticing everything.  The external as well as the internal. It gets signals that you can never otherwise catch. Your emotional state, your beliefs regarding the topic, the meeting, and even your future plans are conveyed. Your values; What is important to you and to what degree come out in the first impression? People make a decision about you in the first four seconds based on all the external and internal information their unconscious mind gathers. These split-second decisions are based on feelings. In the entire meeting or interaction following that, their conscious mind is coming up with reasons and logic to justify the decision already made. This is how the human mind works. If you can manage your first impression, your first four seconds, the battle is half won!   Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ Music Credits: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez spacedust by airtone (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64741  

  In this Podcast, Murali discusses the urgent need to develop your Influence skills at the pro or even at the blackbelt level. Your business, family and you need this skill to survive and thrive in the coming recession. He shows you what you can do to tap into your immense power of influence and make a difference in the world. Mastering influence will highly reward you and empower you to win deals from your customers when everyone else is failing. He also discusses the impact of previous recessions on customers and how customers perceive you as a sales professional or a business person. This perception is the reason why selling and negotiating have become troublesome. He also discusses the impact of previous recessions on the mindset of customers and how the way they look at you has changed. Get the FREE training on the B.O.S.S blueprint - A Three part video training on Advanced Selling and Negotiation based on a proven approach drawn from Neuroscience, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Social Science, Positive Psychology, and Persuasion. Use this link: https://www.citrines.online/free-training Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citrinesin/ ___________________________________________________________________________________  Episode Website