Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos

When Something Triggers You

Episode Summary

You know it when it happens: you hear that comment, phrase, or word and your whole body reacts - you’ve been triggered. Triggers have a way of flooding your whole nervous system with a lot of emotions, and in this episode, we talk about how to respond to triggers and how to avoid triggering others.

Episode Notes

Tangible Takeaways:

• Remember my wise friend’s words: “Being triggered is an opportunity to grow and learn about yourself”
• Spend some time to know what triggers you, and go deeper into why. This is an essential first step to handling these situations.
• Avoid responding right away, create space between your trigger and your reaction.
• Ask yourself if you're being direct: often we communicate passively when we’re trying to be polite, yet this creates more confusion and communication issues in the end.
• Be mindful of your words, and avoid using the word, “should” - make a request versus telling someone what to do.

About me:
Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.

Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients).

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Episodes also available on YouTube:

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My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: https://karenlaos.com/book/