Conflict doesn’t cost you respect; reacting from pride does. Corey breaks down a practical path to stay steady when emotions spike, turning heated moments into growth with simple, repeatable tools you can use right away. We start by reframing conflict as feedback, not failure, so tension becomes information that reveals unmet needs and mismatched expectations. From there, Corey introduces the STEAR framework—Situation, Thought, Emotion, Action, Result—to slow the jump from trigger to reaction and redirect energy toward a response aligned with your values.

Grounding your body is the hinge. You’ll learn how to use box breathing to downshift your nervous system and make space for better choices. Corey shows how reframing your internal language changes downstream behavior—swapping she’s disrespecting me for she’s upset and I want to understand why transforms the emotional climate and keeps respect intact. Power, he argues, isn’t loud; it’s calm and centered, the kind of presence that leads without posturing.

Communication seals the change. We unpack how to listen to understand rather than reload, how to reflect back meaning to dissolve confusion, and how to speak with ownership instead of blame to reduce defensiveness. Corey invites you to rewrite your default scripts—avoid, attack, or shut down—so you can become the man who responds with principles, not impulse. Respect becomes a byproduct of self-leadership, not a prize for winning arguments. If you’re ready to practice grounded leadership in your relationships and life, hit play, then share this episode with a friend who needs it. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: what’s the one shift you’ll practice this week?

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