Heard of the Stockdale Paradox? Neither had we until two incredible Powrsuit experts both brought it up.
It’s a concept from a Vietnam POW about how to get through seriously hard times: you have to face the brutal facts of how hard things are while at the same time, believing you’ll make it through.
It sounds contradictory – and that’s the paradox. Nat and Kristen dig into why blind optimism kills you as fast as pessimism, how this applies to career and life, plus we share a few of our own big moments, and what helped!
Are you past, present or future focused? Your brain has a default time horizon: Past, present or future. Yours impacts how you experience the world - and how you react.
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