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In fact, Trump’s aggrieved mood became a perfect match for the Bannon-written aggrieved inaugural address. Much of the sixteen-minute speech was part of Bannon’s daily joie de guerre patter—his take-back-the-country America-first, carnage-everywhere vision for the country. But it actually became darker and more forceful when filtered through Trump’s disappointment and delivered with his golf face. The administration purposely began on a tone of menace—a Bannon-driven message to the other side that the country was about to undergo profound change. Trump’s wounded feelings—his sense of being shunned and unloved on the very day he became president—helped send that message. When he came off the podium after delivering his address, he kept repeating, “Nobody will forget this speech.” George W. Bush, on the dais, supplied what seemed likely to become the historic footnote to the Trump address: “That’s some weird shit.”
Fire and Fury
Michael Wolff
There exists a relationship between poor balance, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression. Half of all people with TBI suffer from anxiety as a consequence. In fact, half of people with TBI suffer from depression for a year following the injury, and nearly two-thirds still suffer from it after seven years. Rebooting the neural system through balance training has an extraordinary effect on these negative mental states. After a series of balance challenges, the trainee’s disposition changes internally, but outwardly, there are clear indications of psychological improvement visible in body language, facial expression, color, and energy.
Balance Is Power
Jim Klopman and Janet Miller
In this way, the presenter and audience become integrally linked to the subsequent success or failure of the initiative, or the correctness or incorrectness of a team’s business analysis. When looking at any of Amazon’s big wins, remember that every major success has gone through multiple narrative reviews; it’s likely there were meaningful contributions from the audience as well as the team. On the other hand, for every failed initiative or analysis that fell short, there were senior leaders who looked at it and thought, “This makes sense,” or, “Yes, this should work.” Either way, if the narrative process works to its fullest potential, you’re all in it together.
Working Backwards
Colin Bryar and Bill Carr
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