April Ballestero is a leadership expert and the founder of One Light Ahead, a coaching agency that helps business leaders shine at their brightest. With two decades of coaching experience, April knows exactly how to help business leaders achieve their full potential and become more effective, more energized and more enthusiastic in their interactions with their teams, clients, families and communities.What you will learn in this episode:The trigger-response that occurs often when meeting new peopleA peek back through some of our previous podcast episodes where our guests have shared their experiences with trigger responses and reactionsWhat it means to jump layers and the danger of “jumping layers” in an introductory conversation Why the One Light Ahead connection tools were created and how they’re intended to improve communication and your ability to “peel layers” in your relationshipsThe psychology behind first impressions and how they affect your interactions The importance of taking the time to “look in the mirror” so you can offer more value in your networking conversationsWhy responding is often a better choice than reactingResources:Website: https://onelightacademy.netRegister for an online course here: https://onelightacademy.com Register for our FREE monthly group coaching + Q&A session: onelightacademy.net/love-what-you-do-again Previous Podcasts referenced in this episode:Ron Toye’s podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7795123c-7c13-4adf-872f-27f2b34c4a0cJay Papasan’s podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8af458bf-fe76-4ac3-bc2d-586e79e703e6 Christy Conner’s podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/9e4dcedf-1e62-43ef-9e7a-8f1d6952ed56 Chris Heller’s podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e15c3a62-7ac6-41bd-b80f-3af5b28a36b6 ------------------------------------------------------------------This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp