Hello and welcome back to practicing human, the podcast where every day we're getting a little better at life.

I'm your host, Corey Miscara, and in today's episode, we are going to talk about why stillness is leadership.

More to come on that in a moment. First, let's settle in together with the sound of the bells.

Okay. that in a moment. First, let's settle in together with the sound of the bells. So in a world where urgency and noise dominate our life, stillness is one of the most underrated

forms of leadership. When you can stay grounded in yourself, especially when others are spinning, you bring

something rare into the room or relationship, and that is regulation.

And regulated people regulate rooms.

Think of the last time you were in a tense meeting or a difficult conversation

or even sitting with a loved one who was having some difficulty. Chances are the person who

carried the most calmness and stability shaped the entire tone of the interaction. They didn't need to say much.

Their nervous system communicated much louder than any words that they could have said.

People take their cues from your breath, your eyes, your pacing, whether consciously or not,

others are scanning you for safety. And safety isn't something that you can declare. It's

something that others feel when they're with you. And this is why leadership at its core is less about what you say

and more about how you show up. And moments of conflict only magnify this truth. When there are

high tempers and people are on edge, how you hold your body and how you steady your breath

changes everything. If you can slow yourself down, you invite others to slow down too. And by doing

so, you widen the space between stimulus and response.

You know that quote, between stimulus and response, there is a space.

In that space is our power to choose our response,

and in our response lies our growth, our freedom, and our happiness.

That widened space is where better decisions emerge. Instead of reacting from fear, defensiveness, or old

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