{"podcast":{"title":"Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik","slug":"kwik-brain-with-jim-kwik-55386","podcast_index_feed_id":55386,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/kwik-brain","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/kwik-brain","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/9a/3c/ac/b5/9a3cacb5-2fba-4db6-885d-9f5d80d88bf7/a733a0bce2d284dce25bffbadbff71f1dc08ebb6dc902ad17499b5524e7304660127f386689f38ccd844fc9508e719d54b337d2a4ea13b39a800a8f49baaae14.jpeg","author":"Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com","episode_count":498,"summary":"Kwik Brain is a fun, fast-paced show designed to help busy people learn and achieve anything in a fraction of the time! Your coach, Jim Kwik (his real name), is the brain & memory trainer to elite mental performers, including many of the world’s leading CEO’s and celebrities. In this easy to digest bite-sized podcast, you will discover Kwik’s favorite shortcuts to read faster, remember more, and ‘supercharge’ your greatest wealth-building asset: your brain. Whether you’re a student, senior, entrepreneur or educator, you will get the edge with these simple actionable tools to sharpen your mind, enhance your focus, and fast-track your fullest potential. Get show notes, Jim’s latest brain-training, and submit your questions in our private community (free) at: www.KwikBrain.com Jim Kwik is the founder of KwikLearning.com, a widely recognized world leader in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning with students in over 150 countries. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Kwik created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. 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But what if real confidence is staying calm, connected, and clear when the conversation gets uncomfortable? In this episode of the Kwik Brain podcast, I sit down with Kwame Christian, one of the world’s leading experts on negotiation and conflict resolution, to talk about how to handle difficult conversations with more confidence, more emotional control, and better outcomes. Kwame shares how he went from being a people pleaser who avoided conflict to becoming a master negotiator, bestselling author, and founder of the American Negotiation Institute. We talk about why so many intelligent and capable people still struggle when conflict shows up, how self-doubt and emotional reactivity get in the way, and what it takes to build real confidence before the conversation even begins. In this episode, you’ll learn: ☑️ Why intelligent people often struggle with conflict ☑️ The difference between conflict and combat ☑️ Why confidence is a skill you can build, not just a feeling you hope for ☑️ How to prepare for difficult conversations so you don’t freeze under pressure ☑️ Why the hardest negotiation often happens inside your own mind first ☑️ How to use curiosity and emotional regulation to create better outcomes ☑️ The three communication skills every great negotiator develops ☑️ How to lower the emotional temperature in a tough conversation ☑️ Why connection is one of the most powerful negotiation tools you have If there is a conversation you have been avoiding, this episode will help you shift your approach, communicate with more clarity, and take one step closer to the conversations that can change your life. 🚨 In-Person Event 🚨 Limitless Li…","meta_description":"Most people think confidence in a difficult conversation means speaking louder, pushing harder, or always knowing exactly what to say. 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