84: Resilience in Leadership: Transforming Stress into Strength with Jacque McCormack

To grow the business, career, and life you really want, you need to strengthen your resilience and rewire negative thought patterns. In today's episode, I’m joined by Jacque McCormack, a performance and ICF-certified executive coach and consultant with more than 15 years of experience. 

Since the way we respond to situations not only impacts us but our teams, families, and those around us, we first discuss how to better understand our mental patterns. Then she shares how to quickly develop strategies for managing stress and anxiety effectively to make better decisions to improve our future.

Jacque introduces the "Wyldfig" five-step model for resilience, providing listeners with actionable techniques to regulate emotions, develop personal growth, and achieve lasting stability in their professional and personal lives.

Timestamps:

• 00:28 - Episode Introduction about Personal Resilience and Leadership Development

• 01:35 - Jacque's Background and Focus on Resilience in Leadership

• 04:10 - Patterns of Fragility Among Business Leaders: How Stress Affects Leadership

• 07:00 - The Brain as a Prediction Machine: Overcoming Mental Patterns

• 09:21 - The Foundation of Resilience: Introducing the Five-Step Model

• 13:07 - First Step: Pause—Developing Mindfulness Techniques

• 18:29 - Second Step: Catch—Identifying Negative Thought Patterns

• 20:55 - Third Step: Shift—Using Empathy to Reframe Negative Thinking

• 25:09 - Fourth Step: Feel—Understanding Emotional Triggers

• 27:28 - Fifth Step: Act—Taking Measurable Steps Toward Growth

• 31:00 - Debunking the Left-Brain/Right-Brain Myth: Balancing Logic and Creativity

• 34:08 - Consistency Over Perfection: The Power of Small, Repeatable Actions

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