Emotional Steadiness: How to Feel Everything and Still Make Great Decisions

Walk Through Open Doors with James Henson

🎯 Stop Letting Your Emotions Make Your Decisions (This Changes Everything)

Making decisions based on how you feel in the moment? You're not alone. In this episode, James reveals why emotional steadiness is the game-changer you need - whether you're running a business, raising kids, or just trying to get your own life on track.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why your emotions are terrible decision-makers (but amazing data sources)

✅ The simple truth: You're the leader of your own life (at minimum)

✅ How to use the HALTS method before making any big choice

✅ Why 99% of "urgent" emotional decisions can wait until tomorrow

✅ How to stop letting temporary feelings create permanent problems

Key Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction: Why emotional steadiness matters for everyone

2:52 - The pilot analogy: What happens when emotions take control

7:37 - The HALTS method: Don't decide when you're compromised

10:03 - Protecting the people who depend on you (kids, spouse, friends)

12:10 - Meditation: Your path to emotional freedom

Whether you're managing a household, navigating a career change, or just tired of making decisions you regret, this episode will help you stop letting emotions hijack your choices.

Learn to feel everything while choosing wisely.

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Resources Mentioned:

• Meredith Hook (meredithhooke.com)

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