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My new book Own Or Be Owned is out now! I wrote Own or Be Owned to answer one question: How do you make more money, less miserably? I broke it into the 12 Profit Levers… The 12 levers I've seen determine whether you print cash or hate your life. Check it out: → https://contrarianthinking.biz/oobo_bigdeal What do you say when your mind goes blank in a high stakes moment? Why do some people choke under pressure, while others sound sharp instantly? How do you organize your thoughts fast enough to respond with clarity and confidence? This episode answers all of that, and gets into so much more, including: Why your brain flips into survival mode and how to stay in control when it does How to use simple frameworks like PACE to respond clearly without rambling What actually makes someone sound confident on the spot and why pausing beats filler words every time How to structure your answers so you sound sharp, not scattered How to build a mental library of stories, frameworks, and opinions so you’re never caught off guard If you’ve ever thought of the perfect response 40 minutes too late, this is the fix. Structure creates speed. And once you have it, you stop freezing and start owning the room. Start your newsletter today with beehiiv! Head to https://beehiiv.link/ihss0e and use CODIE30 to get 30% off your first 3 months. See how owners uncover hidden cash without growth or chaos in my upcoming Masterclass → https://contrarianthinking.biz/4cEHuZI ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:13) Why Your Brain Betrays You: The Science of Freezing Under Pressure (00:03:53) The Warren Buffett Framework: How Mental Models Replace Fear (00:05:41) Fast Thinking Is a Myth: The PACE Method Explained (00:09:08) Build Your Mental Assets: The Lattice Work Technique (00:13:40) The Power of the Pause: Why Silence Signals Confidence (00:14:59) Kill the Ramble: The Three Point Rule and Constraints (00:15:41) The Jeff Bezos Brief: Control the Frame Without Speaking (00:18:49) Real-Time Thinking Hacks: Five Tactical Techniques (00:22:57) Train Like a Pro: Compression Drills and Your Story Bank ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO 🌐 Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID 📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp 📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN 🏠 Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ 💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk 🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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