50. How to Survive and Thrive When Bad Things Happen with Dr. Jim Taylor

Few of us go through life without experiencing some sort of crisis, whether health, financial, relationship, career, or personal safety. This is especially true today. Covid cases across the nation continue to skyrocket. Schools are still closed or closing. Millions of people are out of work. Racial division rages on, and climate change remains a growing existential threat. Many of these are or feel out of our control. But the one thing we can control is how we respond to them.  Our guest, Dr. Jim Taylor, is the author of "How to Survive and Thrive When Bad Things Happen: 9 Steps to Cultivating an Opportunity Mindset in a Crisis." In this episode, he shares simples strategies to help you move from a crisis mentality of fear, pessimism, and panic, to an opportunity mindset of calm, confidence, and courage that you control in a crisis. Jim Taylor, Ph.D., is internationally recognized for his work in the psychology of critical performance. He is the author of 17 books and the lead editor of four textbooks. He has published more than 700 articles in scholarly and popular publications and has given more than 1000 workshops and presentations throughout the world. Taylor has blogged or written columns for The Saturday Evening Post, psychologytoday.com, huffingtonpost.com, sfgate.com, seattlepi.com, the Hearst Interactive Media group, as well as on his own web site. Follow Dr. Jim Taylor Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Subscribe and follow us! Sponsored by Athletic Brewing Company.