From the course: Creating Personal Connections
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What to do
- Kung fu legend and groundbreaking movie star Bruce Lee said, "A kick, until I don't think kick, I just kick." And he did, with speed, strength, grace, precision, as well as anyone ever has. In other words, actions to perform at his best were so practiced they became patterned, so ingrained, they became automatic. We can apply this to connecting with others before we even interact. Before we meet with someone, even when you don't know who's on the other side of that door, take a moment to be intentional about what you do. Body language, how you carry yourself, is often the first thing that people notice about you, and especially when we're stressed, pressured, nervous, or just distracted, how we carry ourselves can break down. To prevent that and reset your body language in a way that sends the right signals to others and to yourself, and to have it become automatic, I want you to try something Jordan Harbinger calls the Doorway Drill. Do it every time you walk through a doorway…
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