Stress, anxiety, nervousness — when these feelings inevitably arise, lecturer Kelly McGonigal (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/kelly-m-mcgonigal) says it’s not about making them go away, but using them to your advantage.
“What I have come to value about anxiety,” says McGonigal, “is it’s a sign that I care.” As she explains, feelings of stress alert us to things that matter to us and help us stay present in the moment — particularly useful, she says, when it comes to communication.
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/think-fast-talk-smart-podcast) , McGonigal and host Matt Abrahams discuss how to channel stress toward more effective communication and to a deeper connection to our own purpose and meaning.