
Chris will take us through some of the mental exercises we can do to keep our cool under any circumstance. Have you ever lost your temper or had a heated exchange with someone that you wished had gone better? We all have. Then, he’ll teach about the neuroscience of becoming a master negotiator and how the same principles apply to any field.

On this episode of the Hollow Tube, Chris Voss will tell us about the sentinel event that took him from the New York City SWAT team to the FBI Hostage Negotiation Team.
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This best selling book really is a practical manual on how to have meaningful interactions with other human beings- be it your boss, your client, your loved one, your child- or in my case, my patient. James Rough, came into my office, and said ”Hey you gotta check out this book called, “Never Split The Difference” written by an FBI Hostage Negotiator. A game changer for me was the day my brilliant plastic surgery colleague, Dr. I love you.” I’m not trying to brag about my amazing people skills, it took me 25 years of medical practice to finally get it. This tense situation could have ended up in several negative ways, but by the time the patient and I completed our visit- an hour later- the last thing this grizzled veteran said to me was, “Doc, I’m sorry about how I acted. By the time I walked into the room, he was ready to pick a fight. And no one seemed to be able to tell him what was going on, and he was afraid that I’d be just another doctor to brush him off, and the longer he had to wait, the angrier he got. I had a patient whose face hurt so badly that he couldn’t even touch his skin. What I’ve learned over the years is that anger is really fear disguised, and I try to never take it personally. could be the main star in films – but we can play any us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.I treat a lot of veterans in my job as a surgeon, and many of them have PTSD. Regardless of whether Christensen ever reads or hears it from his farm property in rural Ontario where he now resides, I think it’s long overdue for British Columbians to celebrate the man who brought to life one of the most iconic characters in film history. But Christensen has never gotten his flowers from his home province - he isn’t even listed in the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame’s StarWalk despite being one of the most widely recognizable British Columbians in the world.Ĭhristensen isn’t active on any social media and I’m not sure where we could send him fan mail (though some very dated fanmail websites are set up for him). celebrities like Ryan Reynolds, Michael Buble, Kim Catrall and Michael J. His legacy as Anakin Skywalker lives on in countless memes and amid the release of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series, many Star Wars fans are revisiting the prequels to discover Christensen was spectacular in his role, even if he was forced to work with George Lucas’ notoriously awful dialogue. This could be, perhaps, due to the deluge of criticism and vitriol sent his way from Star Wars viewers.ĭespite the poor critical reception, his performance was a hit with younger fans like myself. It’s been 17 years since the theatrical release of Revenge of the Sith and though Christensen has continued to work in film and television, he hasn’t had many roles in major films since then.

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He was nominated for and won two Razzie awards for ‘Worst Supporting Actor’ for his role in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith - which baffles me because Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars film ever made. roots, the actor was widely panned for his performance in the prequels. Instead of embracing Christensen and celebrating B.C. I was already a complete Star Wars fanatic, but knowing that the Chosen One who was meant to bring balance to the force was from Canada would have blown my mind. I remember dressing up in Jedi robes and watching Anakin Skywalker’s escapades on the big screen. I was just a kid when the prequels came out. Though his iconic character hails from the dry desert planet of Tatooine, Christensen hails from Vancouver. This may come as a surprise, but Darth Vader is Canadian.Īctor Hayden Christensen, who portrays Anakin Skywalker and Vader in the Star Wars prequels, has reclaimed his role as Darth Vader in the newly released Obi-Wan Kenobi six-part series on Disney Plus.
