Wendy Closson on Mindfulness and Effective Communication

Published: Jan. 15, 2018, midnight

b'In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Wendy Closson about her journey of recovery from contracting a rare, deadly form of cancer to leading to the Optimize You track at QCon New York\\n\\nWhy listen to this podcast:\\n\\u2022\\tThe impact of contracting a rare form of cancer\\n\\u2022\\tThe combination of things that together make a difference to survival rates\\n\\u2022\\tThe five things that will impact your life for the better: Change the way you speak, think, feel, actions and attitude\\n\\u2022\\tThe feedback loop \\u2013 how you speak influences how you think which influences how you feel and nonviolent communication makes this a positive cycle\\n\\u2022\\tDifferent people have different needs and styles so find what works for you \\u2013 use the tools that will help you fly. Consciousness is your awareness of yourself \\u2013 your thoughts, your emotions, your actions, your attitude; how is the way you\\u2019re speaking planting seeds for tomorrow\\n\\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2B36e8Q\\n\\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\\n\\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2B36e8Q'