5. Unfortunately, most of us go through the day like this.

8. Prefrontal cortex (the boss) Left Brain (logic) Right Brain (emotion)

9. You can’t make good decisions in a mental state of frenzy worry anger or frustration.

13. Mental discipline = interrupting the story.

16. Staying in the home zone is the practice of bringing clarity and concentration to your moment-by- moment experience.

20. Who are you in the space? StimulusResponse Conscious Pausing

21. The Four Questions For Coming Down the Ladder 1. What am I noticing right now? 2. Can I make space for it? 3. Can I touch this with kindness? 4. What is the next right action?

22. Pausing brings you back to the present where you choose your response. Stimulus Response HOME ZONE

31. Every interaction is a touchpoint.

32. Peace. It doesn’t mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be amid those things, and still be calm in your heart.

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