Shine Bright Like a Diamond Under Pressure with Dan Diamond, MD (Episode #10)
Today’s guest is Dan Diamond, MD, a renowned thought leader on how leadership looks like in emergency situations. He’s become a first responder to disasters across the globe from Hurricane Katrina to the Haitian Earthquake. Most recently, he responded to a typhoon in the Philippines. Dr. Diamond is focused on bringing out the best in these difficult times. Let’s dive into his story to shine bright like a diamond under pressure.
Resources Mentioned:
- Bryan Stevenson
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Leading Well from Within
- How to thrive under pressure – coronavirus conversation
- How to make a difference when times are tough
- Understanding Your Different Mindsets
- Beyond Resilience
You can email Dan Diamond, MD at [email protected] or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Listen to his podcast. Visit his website https://www.dandiamondmd.com/.
[00:01 – 06:42] Opening Segment
- We welcome our guest for today, Dan Diamond, MD
- Dan shares his background and how his journey in disaster response started
- Dan tells us the importance of being curious about other people’s reality
[06:43 – 14:02] Making Yourself Closer to Other People
- Dan talks about the model he developed to explain why people respond differently to pressure-packed situations like disasters
- The model includes four different mindsets. Learn what kind of mindset you have! See the model below
- Dan shares the one, single word that has the most impact on his thinking
- He talks about how we can talk with people who are different from us
- He shares what a 3-2-1-0 question is.
[14:03 – 28:48] Shine Bright Like a Diamond Under Pressure
- Dan talks about the importance of listening to other people’s experiences and the need to reinforce, recognize, and celebrate them.
- He shares his “radically different” experience in the Philippines and why his words for his experience there is “tender mercy”
- He talks about the people’s ability to choose their reactions to difficult situations and thrive on them
- Dan shares some tips to apply self-compassion that you don’t want to miss!
[28:49 – 38:08] Deciding Through a Straw
- Dan talks about his newfound appreciation for tunnel vision, tunnel hearing, and tunnel thinking
- He talks about the secrets to train our minds in overcoming moments of panic.
[38:09 – 49:45] Closing Segment
- Dan shares how and when we can make light of pressure-packed situations to come up with solutions
- He talks about the reason he believes that the world is still amazing
- Connect with Dan. See links below
- Final words and announcements
