Listen "#25 - Meet the 82 yr old Stanford Professor Who Figured Out Life. | Patricia Ryan Madson"
Episode Synopsis
Patricia Ryan Madson is an 82-year-old Stanford professor emerita with over 40 years of experience teaching improvisation. She is the author of Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up and has shared the life-changing lessons of improv with top organizations such as Google, HP, Adobe, and Apple.In this episode, we dive into the 4 "A's" of the Improv Mindset and pull out SO MANY actionable ideas for reducing unnecessary stress and anxiety.-0:00 Intro1:07 What is the Improv Mindset?3:38 Why Smart People NEED Improv7:26 The Four A’s of the Improv Mindset8:47 The First “A”15:10 The Second “A”24:00 The Third “A”29:07 The Fourth “A”35:40 One Final Practical Takeaway-📖 LEARN MORE ABOUT PATRICIAGet Improv Wisdom on Amazon: https://urlgeni.us/amzn/improvwisdom📱 FOLLOW US ON IGhttps://www.instagram.com/fiobros/🎓 ABOUT BESTSELF UNIVERSITYFinally, an education that’s actually useful.Hang out with Brooklyn brothers Nick & Mike (aka The Fio Bros) as they dive inside the minds of the world’s highest achievers—from entrepreneurs and athletes to authors and beyond—to extract practical life-advice for mastering your health, wealth, and relationships.
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