Craig Groeschel

And what I want to do today is I want to speak to leaders from a really practical standpoint.

And so let's just start with...

that what was helpful.

A leader is in the middle of a meeting and has an incredibly stressful moment.

Leaders, we don't often have time to plan.

We don't always have time to really intimately strategize, but you're in the middle of a heated moment.

You've got to make a difficult decision in the moment and you feel anxious, you feel overwhelmed.

What is something practical in that very moment that a leader can do

to normalize, stabilize, calm their emotions and make wise decisions instead of reactive ones.

It does.

Let's walk it through in a scenario, and I'll give you an imaginary one because it sounds like –

extraordinarily helpful, but it's also a lot to do in a moment.

So let's say we're in a meeting and the person that's kind of always objectionable and critical and everybody knows it does that again.

And so he's rude, he's harsh, and he's blocking an idea that everybody probably thinks is a pretty good idea, but he's doing it in a way that's really changing the mood of the meeting.

So at that point,

My emotions feel frustrated and angry.

And so I'm going to take a step back and I'm going to observe myself.

And what am I seeing?

Does that- No, I like that thought a lot because I actually can visualize it now.

So I find myself getting frustrated, maybe a little bit angry, and I'm about to say something.