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Your Brain’s Love-Hate Relationship with the Future
How, as an organisational psychologist, did I become so fascinated with the future?
It’s because thinking about the future is the most important thing we do. Life is really just a flow of decisions, and every decision requires us to consider the future.
By some measures, thinking about the future is ALL a healthy brain does. Psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett argues that the human mind isn’t for thinking, but rather for budgeting. Its primary mission remains what it has been for millions of yea…
The Ultimate Guide To Hiring The Right Coach
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James* seemed to be doing OK. When I met him at a business networking group, he appeared confident in himself and the small consultancy he owned.
As I got to know him, however, he shared with me the challenges he was facing. His business was feast or famine – he was either stressed out trying to find clients, or stressed out trying to service them. The pressure was taking its toll on his family life and his health. He wanted to stabilise the business so he could focus on what he liked …
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Uncertainty: Friend and Foe
“When you become comfortable with uncertainty, Infinite Possibilities open up in your life.”— Eckhart Tolle