Why can’t everyone operate the way I do? Why can’t they get it right? It’s not that hard…right? Thomas Erikson, a human behaviorist, teaches self-awareness skills that help leaders navigate relationships with people who drive them crazy sometimes. Today, he shares his approach to dismantling useless conflicts in everyday life. KEY TOPICS What to do when you feel like you’re surrounded by idiots at work and in life. How to stop judging people based on their actions, and better understand their intentions. Tips for working alongside people whose personality clashes with yours. How to stop wasting money, time, and energy on employee incentives that don’t make an impact. CHAPTERS 00:00 Mission of Decidedly 00:53 Recognizing Your Personality Type 5:58 Introducing Thomas Erikson 07:27 Being Surrounded by Idiots 11:49 Building Your Self-Awareness 15:18 A Breakdown of Personality Types 21:26 Internal Drivers of Your Decisions 22:52 Employee Motivation 29:52 Working with Family Members 32:06 Your Business’s Unified Mission 37:40 Channeling Your Inner Competitor 38:56 Solving for Your Weak Spots 43:01 Identifying Your “Why” 47:38 The Mexican Fisherman Story 49:49 Family Goals and Legacy 59:51 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners 1:02:23 Key Takeaways 1:03:46 Producer Closing CONNECT WITH US www.decidedlypodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube! Subscribe on YouTube Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on Facebook Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editing and post-production of the Decidedly podcast. SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION? At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MORE: www.decidedlywealth.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001aeU_pPBHJPNJWJBdVbaci6bjGIuEJurH12xHBWDEVT_NxyCadMd7wLSZjcEZglkSjDjehuIbTHD8nABOIdV69ctfYpSzg24RCIytetBUrlIPPKgaGzjGZ8DkM0Wp1LMjbErcYUur7PbZGjeVo4gyXlz821AoJGZR CONNECT WITH THOMAS ERIKSON Website: https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/ Books: https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/books/ Instagram: @thomaseriksonwriter Thomas Erikson is a behaviorist and the bestselling author of the Surrounded By series about human behaviors. The series has been translated into close to 60 languages and has sold over 8 million copies. His mission is to make people’s lives easier by making them more aware of themselves and helping them better understand what it takes to achieve the best possible communication. He is a highly sought-after public speaker, giving 120 keynote speeches annually on topics such as human behaviors, self-awareness, narcissism, and leadership. Thomas is a mentor to top-level executives and entrepreneurs all over Europe. He lives by the simple quote: You can’t change somebody else, but you can change yourself. Thomas was writing for twenty years before finally getting published. Being an author was his dream, so he never gave up. Instead, he tested new ideas, tweaked his writing style, learned new skills, asked professionals, and worked from 03.00 in the morning for years. No one really believed in his writing ambitions, so he had to believe in himself. He lives on the countryside in Sweden with his wife Christina, Sweden’s biggest romance author. He runs a family business that provides online courses and master classes on all the topics he writes about in his books.
