Jim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Practice Candor, Be Fully Alive, and More | Brought to you by LMNT (http://drinklmnt.com/tim) and 5-Bullet Friday (https://tim.blog/friday). Jim Dethmer is one of the world’s leading voices on conscious leadership. He is a co-founder at Conscious Leadership Group, co-author of the #1 best-selling book on conscious leadership, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, and an international speaker. And he has advised hundreds of CEOs and their teams to eliminate drama and build trust within their organizations. Top hedge-fund managers, heads of major hospital systems, tech leaders, elite thought leaders, and YPO chapters and forums rely on Jim’s wisdom and guidance to become highly self-aware and to create conscious cultures. Currently, Jim’s focus is on working with the most devoted conscious leaders—with a particular interest in those leading underserved populations—and training the next generation of conscious leadership coaches. Visit conscious.is/tim for a list of free resources on the topics discussed in this episode and to sign up for a free webinar from Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman. Please enjoy! Intro [00:00] Jim's journey to cofounding Conscious Leadership Group [07:02] Byron Katie and The Work [10:29] Gay and Katie Hendricks, avoiding drama-based conflict, and the “zone of genius” [28:52] Conscious breathing [32:05] Emotional intelligence and emotional literacy [37:39] “Can you accept yourself for being scared and below the line?” [49:57] Personal accountability vs. blame [58:06] Radical responsibility [1:04:38] The 15 commitments for relationships [1:09:18] How to have uncomfortable conversations [1:20:52] Do you want to be right or do you want to be closer? [1:30:39] To Me, By Me, Through Me, and As Me [1:36:38] Jim's “descent into the ashes” [1:50:28] How to make it through your own descent into the ashes [1:59:18] What will you risk for full aliveness? [2:02:20] The Four Pillars of Integrity [2:07:57] Jim's midlife career change [2:10:48] Parting thoughts [2:20:37] SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/