Adam Grant

And that creates room then for the gems to actually be polished.

Well, let's try to bring this to life. What's an emotion that you often struggle to manage? Or what's a situation where you struggle to manage your emotions?

Well, let's try to bring this to life. What's an emotion that you often struggle to manage? Or what's a situation where you struggle to manage your emotions?

Well, let's try to bring this to life. What's an emotion that you often struggle to manage? Or what's a situation where you struggle to manage your emotions?

Perfect.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Huh, that's a pretty solid list of fears.

Huh, that's a pretty solid list of fears.

Huh, that's a pretty solid list of fears.

Why did you agree to do it in the first place?

Why did you agree to do it in the first place?

Why did you agree to do it in the first place?

And let me ask you a couple other questions just to understand your perspective a little bit more. How often have the fears that you have come true?

And let me ask you a couple other questions just to understand your perspective a little bit more. How often have the fears that you have come true?

And let me ask you a couple other questions just to understand your perspective a little bit more. How often have the fears that you have come true?

All right. So I think there's a ton of material to work with here. I think the... The first thing you could do is you could say, okay, there are things that could go wrong, but there are also things that could go right. Let's not forget that. And I think asking, why did I commit to this? You had a clear answer to that, right? It's exciting. It's thrilling.

All right. So I think there's a ton of material to work with here. I think the... The first thing you could do is you could say, okay, there are things that could go wrong, but there are also things that could go right. Let's not forget that. And I think asking, why did I commit to this? You had a clear answer to that, right? It's exciting. It's thrilling.

All right. So I think there's a ton of material to work with here. I think the... The first thing you could do is you could say, okay, there are things that could go wrong, but there are also things that could go right. Let's not forget that. And I think asking, why did I commit to this? You had a clear answer to that, right? It's exciting. It's thrilling.

There's some upside for you, presumably, in connecting with your audience and also connecting with a new audience and creating more opportunities for you to get your ideas out there. I think that's got to be balanced. So that's one option for emotion regulation is, okay, when you're feeling anxiety, it's a sign that you care about something that is beyond your control.