This is the read to lead podcast, episode 476.

The core principle behind choosing greatness is that it is a choice.

And it's not some far off day when we retire that greatness will finally come because we put all the effort in. It's a daily engagement in your life. So you feel great about what happened. You feel great about how you showed up. And when things are outside of your control, you're responding in a way you feel very proud of. Do you yearn to achieve more, to make more, to do more? Well, you're not alone. We are all drawn to the irresistible

sensation of accomplishing great things and succeeding mightily. Yet despite our best efforts,

ultimate success and joy can seem so elusive. Why? Well, all too often we're running on autopilot,

repeating past behaviors, and achieving the same results.

Hi, I'm Jeff Brown, and this is the Read to Lead podcast.

The podcast is dedicated to your personal and professional growth,

and we foster that growth, of course, through books.

One of my favorite pastimes, reading nonfiction.

I believe if you want to achieve true success in business-ended life, then intentional and consistent reading, it's got to be a part of the plan. So what I do here is

often interview authors, typically with brand new books coming out, and that is the case today.

And we talk about their latest book and their unique insights on a number of different topics.

Today's book is called choosing greatness and

evidence-based approach to achieving exceptional outcomes. It's been out for less than a month,

and its author is Christina Curtis. I'm going to ask Christina what she's learned about the

importance of carving out time to think, some of the benefits in her estimation of positive self-talk,

framing problems as questions to help better navigate change, and her recent 180 on the

importance of self-care. Read to Lead Plus, the new premium tier inside the read to lead

community is indeed open. In fact, we've had dozens of folks come in in the last week to try it out free for a month.

Our very first guest expert training happened yesterday.

But don't worry, if you haven't yet signed up for the free trial, you didn't miss it necessarily.

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