Craft Of Charisma

Guest Introduction: Dr. Joe Luciani has been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than 35 years. He is the internationally best-selling author of the Self-Coaching series of books, and offers free self-coaching advice on his website self-coaching.net. Interview Summary: In this interview, Joe begins by discussing his struggles with anxiety in his adolescent years, and how it influenced him to become a psychologist. We ask him how his coaching approach differs from other self-help methods. He explains how he combines motivational psychology with the more traditional cognitive-behavioral approach. Joe then talks about how negative thought patterns and habits can lead to chronic anxiety and depression. He offers advice on becoming more aware, catching ourselves, and breaking out of destructive patterns. He also discusses why over-control causes stress, and how to let go of trying to control outcomes. Joe emphasizes the importance of self-trust, and explains how to strengthen our self-trust muscle in o