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DITCHING YOUR SYNTHETIC SELF: THE COURAGE TO BE ESSENTIAL

  We live in an era of filters—Instagram filters, corporate filters, “professional” filters, even spiritual filters. Each of these layers can feel like a necessary costume for moving through the world, but over time, they harden into something else: a Synthetic Self. Your Synthetic Self is that version of you built to gain approval, avoid [...]

DITCHING YOUR SYNTHETIC SELF: THE COURAGE TO BE ESSENTIAL2025-07-03T11:07:45-07:00

THE POWER OF THE THIRD DOOR: HOW BOLD MOVES SHAPE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS

In his thought-provoking book, The Third Door, author Alex Banayan reveals a simple yet profound truth: life, business, and success are like a nightclub. There are always three ways in. The first door is the main entrance, where 99% of people wait in line, hoping for their turn. The second door is the VIP entrance, [...]

THE POWER OF THE THIRD DOOR: HOW BOLD MOVES SHAPE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS2025-05-01T08:06:30-07:00

ACHIEVING INNER EXCELLENCE

Renowned performance coach Jim Murphy has written a must-read book, Inner Excellence – Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life.  While Murphy’s book focuses on elite athletes from many different sports, the lessons he writes about apply to everyone who wants to live the best possible life. The mindset for Inner [...]

ACHIEVING INNER EXCELLENCE2025-02-27T11:58:32-08:00

INSPIRING GREATNESS AS A LEADER

Coach, author and speaker Dr. Marcia Reynolds has written an insightful book, Outsmart Your Brain – How to Master Your Mind When Emotions Take the Wheel, that emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in the leadership role. She believes that productivity has nothing to do with knowledge and skills. “Results depend on emotional commitment. Performance [...]

INSPIRING GREATNESS AS A LEADER2024-12-28T09:12:32-08:00

The Physiology of Manifesting

Dr. James Doty has written a must-read book, Mind Magic, that focuses on manifesting, which is "defining an intention such that it gets embedded into our subconscious, which functions below the level of consciousness." The author presents a six step model to manifest your intentions: Reclaim Your Power to Focus Your Mind Clarify What You Truly [...]

The Physiology of Manifesting2024-11-30T06:18:35-08:00

Being the Wise Advocate – A Key Leadership Role

Art Kliner, Jeffrey Schwartz and Josie Thomson have written an important book, with the main premise being that the inner voice of strategic leadership is the "Wise Advocate". The Wise Advocate involves "stepping back and being thoughtful: looking at your own situation, and yourself in it, with all the commitment and information of an insider [...]

Being the Wise Advocate – A Key Leadership Role2024-10-03T08:31:08-07:00

Train Yourself To Be More Optimistic

Martin Seligman, the father of Positive Psychology, has written a must-read book, Learned Optimism. The book draws on twenty years of research focused on optimism and the important role it plays in your quality of life and mental and physical health.  Seligman writes, “If we habitually believe, as does the pessimist, that misfortune is our [...]

Train Yourself To Be More Optimistic2024-07-31T07:25:33-07:00

Dopamine and Political Affiliation

Dr. Daniel Lieberman and Michael Long have written a thought-provoking book, The Molecule of More. The authors do a deep dive into the neurochemical dopamine and the impact it has on your life. The authors write that "understanding dopamine turns out to be the key to explaining and even predicting behavior across a spectacular range of [...]

Dopamine and Political Affiliation2024-05-30T05:57:46-07:00

THE ULTIMATE COACH & LEADERSHIP

Steve Hardison is the Ultimate Coach. He charges his clients $200,000 for 100 hours of coaching.  You must see him at his Arizona office every week without fail. Many clients fly from great distances weekly to be coached by Steve. If you don’t show up, you risk forfeiting the entire $200,000. Steve’s wife, Amy, and [...]

THE ULTIMATE COACH & LEADERSHIP2024-02-04T13:22:05-08:00
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