Your Peace Is More Valuable Than Your Immediate Response

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of valuing peace over the urgency to respond immediately in conversations and decision-making.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the urgency to respond immediately is almost never as urgent as it feels How protecting your peace in the moment produces better outcomes long-term Why the pause between stimulus and response is the most powerful space you'll ever develop How our wiring pushes us toward reaction when wisdom is asking us to wait Why the most respected people in any room are the ones who don't respond immediately What changes when you start valuing your peace more than your need to be heard And more… CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → My Substack — mattgottesman.substack.com → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com RESOURCES… → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Masterclass — CLICK HERE WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASS: → Need MORE clarity ? - Here’s the FREE … 6 Days to Clarity Workshop - clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play → Write, Design, Build: Content Creator Studio & OS - Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• peace
• response
• mindfulness
• self-control
• communication
• personal growth

Keywords

• peace
• immediate response
• mindfulness
• personal growth
• communication
• self-improvement

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