The Leadership Gambit
The Leadership Gambit
The Toolkit for Business and Life You Were Never Taught
Let’s be real: you don’t need more cliche advice and a lot of content doesn’t go deep enough. You need practical guidance you can actually use to help you overcome your challenges or achieve your goals.
Recent studies show most people today feel unsupported, underprepared, and overwhelmed by a system and management that teaches very little about navigating, leading, or thriving in the chaos of modern life.
This podcast is for anyone who’s ready to take ownership of their personal journey and needs a guide to support them along their path.
We take over 20 years of real-world experience, hundreds of field experiments, and the best of leadership, psychology, and personal development knowledge and turn it into clear, honest, and useful guidance you can start using right away.
No fluff, real talk, and real tools, to thrive at work and in life.
Hosted by Chris Miller and Dane Smith. Edited by Joseph Pitz.
The Leadership Gambit
S09E07: Two Leaders One Life: Are You Having a Bad Day or Just a Bad Moment?
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Are you really having a bad day… or did one moment just take control of everything that followed?
In this episode, we unpack how quickly a single interaction, comment, or frustration can spiral into something much bigger, and why most “bad days” aren’t what we think they are. For Millennials and Gen Z navigating constant notifications, pressure, and overstimulation, staying mentally strong isn’t about being calm all the time, it’s about learning how to reset in real time. We break down how your mind carries energy from one moment to the next, how the stories you tell yourself shape your reality, and how your attention is being pulled in more directions than ever before.
This episode gives you a practical, real-world way to take back control of your mindset, helping you recognize when you’re reacting instead of responding, reset faster when things throw you off, and protect your mental energy so one bad moment doesn’t turn into a bad day.
Additional References:
Nicole Vignola: The 7-Step Process to Rewire Your Brain
NicolesNeuroscience | Brain Health Consultant
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