Two different points to make here
1 After training in BJJ for over 5 years I never felt intimidated in tense situations and was LESS likely to get into a brawl than previously. That came from confidence in an ability to control a physical encounter.
2 I am today a totally different person from the guy in point one. After reading the Power of Now, I become calm and aware in situations with people that would have got me flustered, such as an aggressive question from a work colleague. The ability to be in the Now is valuable and the calmness the other person sees will not turn them agro. IMO
1 After training in BJJ for over 5 years I never felt intimidated in tense situations and was LESS likely to get into a brawl than previously. That came from confidence in an ability to control a physical encounter.
2 I am today a totally different person from the guy in point one. After reading the Power of Now, I become calm and aware in situations with people that would have got me flustered, such as an aggressive question from a work colleague. The ability to be in the Now is valuable and the calmness the other person sees will not turn them agro. IMO