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Let's face it in order to be seen and heard your communication needs to cut through the noise and we're gonna show you how I'm AJ

Successfully recovered introvert entrepreneur and self-development junkie and I'm Johnny Zubak former touring musician promoter rock and roller and co-founder here at the articharm

And for the last 15 years we've trained thousands of top performers and teams from every background

We have dedicated our lives to teaching men and women all they need to know about communication

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We're talking with Ashley Merriman newly appointed non-resident senior fellow for the joint special operations university

Her book top dog the science of winning and losing breaks down the science of competition

In today's episode we cover the differences between introverts and extroverts in competition and how to unlock your advantages

Also why maladaptive competition is ruining your relationships?

How to overcome your fear of failure to excel in competition and the secrets Olympian special forces and elite athletes

Used to unlock their competitive advantages

We also dispel some common myths about competition and the differences between men and women welcome the show Ashley great to have you here

Welcome to this show Ashley Merriman to get started

I would just like to ask what had got you interested in this topic and you know

It is unique because we were just talking before this that you are an only child

And I would think somebody who grew up and a large family would take particular interest in this topic

The science of competition. I think it's just it's everywhere and what was interesting

I mean some of it when we were talking about what should we be writing for a book?

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