Life is a negotiation, with Chris Voss - Hand-Picked
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Jake and Damian re-wind the clock to when they spoke to FBI negotiator Chris Voss.
In this discussion Chris explains how techniques used in kidnapping negotiations can be used in our everyday lives. Jake shares how Chris’ teachings from this episode helped him to communicate with his wife, children, colleagues and even himself.
They reflect on some of the key missions in Chris’ career and how you can become an expert communicator.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is in association with the Financial Times, |
| 0:03.4 | and look, getting personal for just a brief moment, |
| 0:06.3 | I will be quite honest and say that 2023 has been a challenging year for me, |
| 0:10.8 | and I've actually counted it by trying to make it a year of growth in areas |
| 0:15.0 | where I haven't found I'm struggling. |
| 0:17.6 | And actually, to that end, the Financial Times has genuinely been helping |
| 0:21.8 | a small business owner like me to navigate the demands that I've been faced with. |
| 0:26.1 | What I find is that knowledge actually equips me, |
| 0:28.7 | knowledge quietens my imposter syndrome, knowledge, |
| 0:33.1 | makes me think that maybe everything is going to be okay after all. |
| 0:36.4 | And actually, I read a brilliant article recently in the Financial Times |
| 0:39.6 | about the dangerous trap of despondency, talking about it almost like as a kind of |
| 0:44.6 | national disease of the English. |
| 0:46.6 | And I've resonated with it, and it was actually really helpful, |
| 0:49.8 | and I've had loads of examples like that throughout the year |
| 0:52.6 | where the Financial Times has been helpful for me, |
| 0:55.2 | and therefore I'm more than happy to talk about them here on the podcast. |
| 0:57.8 | And if you think you would benefit from reading similar content, |
| 1:00.5 | because it's not just about financial news, |
| 1:03.2 | then visit ft.com forward slash high performance. |
| 1:07.0 | And you can actually read carefully selected free articles, |
| 1:10.2 | and also say 50% on an annual digital subscription, |
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