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June 27, 2022 40 mins

Frank Forencich is an internationally-recognized leader in health and performance education. A Stanford University graduate in human biology and neuroscience, he has over 30 years teaching martial arts and neuro health education. Frank holds black belt in both Karate and Aikido. He’s a multiple author, including the book, Beware False Tigers: Strategies and Antidotes for an Age of Stress. We can learn lot’s from Frank, including:

  • What are “False Tigers” and how to recognize them.
  • The "primate's predicament" and "the state of the human-animal."
  • How to notice the big stressors of our time - The real tigers?
  • The consequences of high stress on business leaders?

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Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA

 

Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services

 

Find out more about Frank below:

Frank on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankforencich/

Frank’s Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/507966.Frank_Forencich

Frank on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExuberantAnimal

Frank on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exuberant_animal/

Frank’s Website: https://www.exuberantanimal.com

 

 

Full Transcript Below

 

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If ever you wonder what the relationship was with the animals in the Savannahs of Africa and our own emotional intelligence, you can find out today. Frank Forencich is an internationally recognized leader in health and performance education. Having studied human biology and neuroscience. He's dedicated his life to understanding the relationship we have with our brains. But before we had a chance speak with Frank, it's The Leadership Hacker News.

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