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Category Archives: Brain approach to thinking
Having the privilege to work with great and inspiring leaders allows me to work with them in this really rich space of exploration and curiosity.
The question is- Where are you? - or rather "Where am I?"
Are you above the line which is collaborative and playful? or are you below the line which is overwhelming and...
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Have you ever noticed as you go through life how often you meet someone who is extraordinarily inspiring and a privilege to have in your life? My good friend David Savage ('Sav') is such a person. Please read his inspiring and personal story. It might just change your day, or life.
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This is part of a series of interviews with experts. The people interviewed are experts in fields such as Positive Psychology, NLP, Neuro Science and other disciplines that I draw from in my coaching and training work.
This interview is with Dr. Norman Chorn. I have asked Norman the questions I...
The people I work with are generally high achievers, dynamic, and live in a fast paced world. Their days are filled with making decisions and sometimes- Hard Choices.
The hardest choices, the big ones, are often filtered through the traditional ways of thinking about choices. For example: the pros and the cons, the facts of the...
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There is much talk about Mindful Leadership and using Mindfulness in the workplace. But how do companies really use mindfulness as a tool and how does it really benefit the company and its employees?
I was listening to the interview with David Gelles, a business reporter for the New York Times about mindfulness and meditation in corporate life.
He referred...
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Have you ever been criticized for being a Pollyanna? Then read this to learn how you can change your brain to change your mind to change your brain. ...
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How do you deal with fear? What is the difference between fear and danger? Does danger cause fear? Or does fear cause danger?
For leaders, that is, a person leading themselves and/or leading others there will be times when there is a great deal of fear - fear of change, fear of letting something go, fear...
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As a coach I work with powerful, successful high achievers. I also work with people who are all of those and are also inspiring. Inspiring for me to work with but more importantly, inspiring for their teams to be with and follow. While 'what makes an inspiring leader?' is an important and useful question to...
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This is part of the series of interviews with experts. The people I interview are experts in fields such as Positive Psychology, NLP, Neuro Science and other disciplines that I draw from in my coaching and training work. Today's expert is Dr Ryan Niemiec.
Ryan M. Niemiec, PsyD, is Education Director of the Read more
This is part of a series of interviews with experts. The people interviewed are experts in fields such as Positive Psychology, NLP, Neuro Science and other disciplines that I draw from in my coaching and training work.
This interview is with Dr. Richard Bolstad. I have asked Richard the questions I most commonly get asked about...
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Google "new years resolutions" and you come up with about 267,000,000 results in 0.24 in seconds. Some say make resolutions and stick to them , others say they don't work and some say, like me, they do, and they don't.
A resolution to change is nothing but that, even if it is written down. It is...
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There are 2 critical aspects for you to know when you are making decisions...
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The word mindfulness seems to have become a bit of a buzz phrase lately. It is often linked with discussions about leadership, neuro-science, focus, high performance and clarity. I don't know about you but I have almost become a bit de-sensitized to that kind of language. After all, we all KNOW about that stuff don't...
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Just when you thought all the books about how to use your brain had been written and reviewed, along comes another. What is a bit different about this one is that it is talking about not just our head brain but also about our gut (enteric) brain and our heart (cardiac) brain. It describes the...
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From time to time I come across some stimulating articles that are worth sharing in my opinion. This week a friend sent me a link to this article "The Happiness Plague” It’s fascinating how a great title can draw you in, as this one did for me. However, once...
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You no doubt have heard the saying that expecting a different outcome from doing the same thing is a bit insane, and yet, in my work with people I hear this kind of thinking time and again. For example, a company (read ‘human being making decisions within a company) sticks with a particular action that...
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A book that applies a groundbreaking new way of thinking to an ancient truth. NLP is the study of how successful people use their brains to achieve the results they do. It provides tools for working out how successful people achieve their results then tools for leaning how to do that yourself....
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This is a book full of strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus and working smarter. This book is written for workplace situations and offers research about the brains functions, limitations, and capacities.
It teaches us how we can direct our own brain chemistry in order to achieve fulfillment and success. David Rock is expert at taking...
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A stress management programme that is practical and simple to apply. A very powerful approach not just for leaders but anyone wanting to get more clarity of thought, calmness and back in control of their wild mind. ...
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