Nick Lavery

When you're dealing with a human being, you're not dealing with a creature of logic. You're dealing with a creature of emotion, which is 100% true, proven by neurology, biology, physiology, psychology. There is an emotion attached to every single thought or action you take. And it just goes on a loop. Emotion, thought, emotion, act, emotion, thought, emotion, act. It just keeps going around.

When you're dealing with a human being, you're not dealing with a creature of logic. You're dealing with a creature of emotion, which is 100% true, proven by neurology, biology, physiology, psychology. There is an emotion attached to every single thought or action you take. And it just goes on a loop. Emotion, thought, emotion, act, emotion, thought, emotion, act. It just keeps going around.

It's the exact same thing that makes us the most dominant species on this planet that also opens us up to a massive vulnerability. The same exact thing. Because emotionally charged decisions oftentimes aren't the greatest. And what we know to be true is emotion and logic are antagonistic of each other. So as one goes up, the other one goes down.

It's the exact same thing that makes us the most dominant species on this planet that also opens us up to a massive vulnerability. The same exact thing. Because emotionally charged decisions oftentimes aren't the greatest. And what we know to be true is emotion and logic are antagonistic of each other. So as one goes up, the other one goes down.

It's the exact same thing that makes us the most dominant species on this planet that also opens us up to a massive vulnerability. The same exact thing. Because emotionally charged decisions oftentimes aren't the greatest. And what we know to be true is emotion and logic are antagonistic of each other. So as one goes up, the other one goes down.

It's almost impossible scientifically to make a highly logical decision when you're at a highly heightened state of emotion because they counteract each other. Special operations, and this is something that we teach with clients in all walks of life, athletes, corporate, law enforcement, is...

It's almost impossible scientifically to make a highly logical decision when you're at a highly heightened state of emotion because they counteract each other. Special operations, and this is something that we teach with clients in all walks of life, athletes, corporate, law enforcement, is...

It's almost impossible scientifically to make a highly logical decision when you're at a highly heightened state of emotion because they counteract each other. Special operations, and this is something that we teach with clients in all walks of life, athletes, corporate, law enforcement, is...

without a degree of emotional control emotional regulation without deliberate effort in sharpening and harnessing that skill that will that will forever remain a crux in your ability to grow and employ and be an asset in whatever environment you're within because we're going to be met with endless amounts of adversity and challenges and be sent in emotional states Can you control that?

without a degree of emotional control emotional regulation without deliberate effort in sharpening and harnessing that skill that will that will forever remain a crux in your ability to grow and employ and be an asset in whatever environment you're within because we're going to be met with endless amounts of adversity and challenges and be sent in emotional states Can you control that?

without a degree of emotional control emotional regulation without deliberate effort in sharpening and harnessing that skill that will that will forever remain a crux in your ability to grow and employ and be an asset in whatever environment you're within because we're going to be met with endless amounts of adversity and challenges and be sent in emotional states Can you control that?

Not remove it. That's a huge misconception, particularly in special operations, that we're these emotionless creatures or fearless, for example. That is wildly inaccurate. In fact, the fact that we have the emotions is part of what makes us able to do what we do. It's just over time, you learn how to control those. Not eliminate it, but control it.

Not remove it. That's a huge misconception, particularly in special operations, that we're these emotionless creatures or fearless, for example. That is wildly inaccurate. In fact, the fact that we have the emotions is part of what makes us able to do what we do. It's just over time, you learn how to control those. Not eliminate it, but control it.

Not remove it. That's a huge misconception, particularly in special operations, that we're these emotionless creatures or fearless, for example. That is wildly inaccurate. In fact, the fact that we have the emotions is part of what makes us able to do what we do. It's just over time, you learn how to control those. Not eliminate it, but control it.

When I'm feeling angry or sad or even overly joyful or happy or I don't let that decide what decision I'm about to make. And you shorten the time horizon between an emotional reaction and a logical response. You're not eliminating an emotional reaction because it's part of being a human. That will happen. That hurt my feelings. I'm now angry. I'm sad. I'm enraged. I'm really, really happy.

When I'm feeling angry or sad or even overly joyful or happy or I don't let that decide what decision I'm about to make. And you shorten the time horizon between an emotional reaction and a logical response. You're not eliminating an emotional reaction because it's part of being a human. That will happen. That hurt my feelings. I'm now angry. I'm sad. I'm enraged. I'm really, really happy.

When I'm feeling angry or sad or even overly joyful or happy or I don't let that decide what decision I'm about to make. And you shorten the time horizon between an emotional reaction and a logical response. You're not eliminating an emotional reaction because it's part of being a human. That will happen. That hurt my feelings. I'm now angry. I'm sad. I'm enraged. I'm really, really happy.

That's going to happen. How long, if at all, does it take to move from that point An emotional reaction to a logical decision that you make. That becomes the question. And over time in the teams, that's one that you have to learn and be able to weaponize.

That's going to happen. How long, if at all, does it take to move from that point An emotional reaction to a logical decision that you make. That becomes the question. And over time in the teams, that's one that you have to learn and be able to weaponize.

That's going to happen. How long, if at all, does it take to move from that point An emotional reaction to a logical decision that you make. That becomes the question. And over time in the teams, that's one that you have to learn and be able to weaponize.