Episode #231
Build psychological flexibility by noticing and labeling thoughts (e.g., "I'm having a thought that…") to defuse from the "dictator within" and use the problem-solving mind only when it helps.
Acceptance of discomfort and past pain is essential for pursuing values; you can't truly care or succeed without being open to failure and the difficult emotions that come with it.
Authentic, values-driven behavior—rather than a leadership "clown suit"—improves performance across life, business, and sport, and ACT offers science-backed, learnable tools to do this.
We have not learned how to put it on a leash and not use it when other modes of mind are helpful.
I'm not going to run from me.
It's not about putting on the clown suit. It's about being genuinely, authentically, vulnerably, 100% fully you.
Performance Psychology Hacked!
Dr. Steven C. Hayes is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 45 books and over 600 scientific articles, he is the originator and pioneering researcher in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or “ACT,” a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods. His research has been cited by the NY Times, Men’s Health, The Wall Street Journal, The Oprah Magazine, and many other media outlets.
His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life was featured in Time Magazine and at one time was the best-selling self-help book in the United States. His new book is titled A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters.
Dr. Hayes has been president of several scientific societies and has received multiple national awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Google Scholar ranks him as among the world’s most cited scholars, living or dead, in any area of study.
