Professional Development
What Does it Take to be an Entrepreneur?
Have you ever thought about starting your own business and being your own boss? How about doing something you’re actually passionate about for the rest of your career life? But what does it take to be an entrepreneur? If entrepreneurship has ever crossed your mind, it will help if you’re aware of how your Thinking…
Read MoreRe-think Employee Engagement: Breathing Techniques for an Engaged Mindset
One of the biggest challenges of the workplace is finding a way to keep employees engaged and active. The responsibility of employee engagement though does not lie only with the organization. Each individual employee has an obligation to not only come to work every day and meet our deadlines, but to also be fully present…
Read MoreEnhancing Self Awareness through Emergenetics
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in an Emergenetics Meeting of the Minds and Emergenetics Certification in Denver, Colorado. Being a part of the certification was an eye opening experience for me because I realized that many of the social boundaries set in place by the education systems and business norms that I have…
Read MoreThe Neuroscience Behind Building Relationships
Ever walked into a room for a networking event and looked for someone you know? I have. When I don’t see someone I immediately recognize, I start to look for someone who looks friendly or approachable. When I do see someone I know, I watch his or her face to see if I can drop…
Read MoreChanging Habits- 4 Steps to the New You
Changing habits is a difficult process. And we can thank our brains for making habits hard to break. It goes back to neural circuitry. As Emergenetics International Founder Dr. Geil Browning writes in Emergenetics: Tap Into the New Science of Success, “As the brain matures and becomes more specialized, neurons are recruited and reinforced through…
Read More5 Personal Development Lessons Every Professional Should Know
I’ll never forget this piece of advice I was given very early in my career – we are responsible for our own personal development; no one else can do it for you. Other people might contribute to the process, but it is up to you to ensure that you are growing, learning, and becoming better…
Read MoreA 4 Step Neuroscience Based Process for Change
Happy New Year! Everything feels fresh, new and possible in January, and this tends to be when many ponder their expectations for the upcoming year. Yet it’s well established that once we get back to our regular lives after the holiday indulgences, we forget what we wanted to achieve. The gym membership sits idle; the…
Read MoreThe Aha Moment and the Neuroscience of Creativity
You know that feeling when you just can’t solve a problem? When I was younger, I’d force myself to focus on it until I came to a conclusion, which naturally led to a creative block and unnecessary frustration. Today I like to think I’ve wised up enough to step away from the problem and allow…
Read MoreWhat Do You Get for the Millennial Who Wants Everything?
The only safe thing that you can say about Millennials these days is that they’re controversial. To some, Millennials are saviors who are highly educated, entrepreneurial, and tech-savvy. To others, they’re a scourge of narcissists with unrealistic expectations and an attention-deficit problem. No matter your opinion, the Millennials are here. This generation, which is comprised…
Read More3 Tips for Achieving Work Life Balance
Work life balance is not for the faint hearted and requires constant juggling of priorities. Let’s face it, working and being a parent requires energy, focus, and time. One responsibility pulls you away from the other. Ideally, one would need all the Thinking preferences and Behavior attributes to maximize the time and effort it takes…
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