Tag Archives: psychology

Decision-Making: 20 Cognitive Biases To Avoid!

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Summary: How do you decide where to invest your money or whether a business opportunity is potentially good or bad? What is the thought process that goes into buying or selling a particular piece of property? Or what factors will push you in a direction concerning who to vote for in 2016? Many of us […]

Mistakes, I’ve Made A Few…

And regrets? Well I’ve had a few of those as well! In reality we all have because mistakes and regrets are both an integral part of the decision-making process that all humans go through. These decisions can be made either through omission or through commission but, needless to say, whichever method has been used they […]

10 Public Speaking Tips (Infographic)

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By any chance do you suffer from Glossophobia? Well, if you do, you’re certainly not alone! Glossophobia, for those who may be unfamiliar with the term, is the fear of public speaking. For many, the mere thought of taking the microphone in front of a crowd dredges-up a level of fear that incredibly tops the anxiety surrounding […]

Overcoming Performance Anxiety!

We’ve all been there…Big closing, critical presentation, important interview or maybe you’re starting a new job! Performance anxiety comes in all shapes and sizes and situations or events that might make one person anxious could be effortless child’s play for someone else. One example…On my wedding day the Rabbi had to give me his handkerchief because […]

Veterans Day: Thank Our Veterans By Helping Our Veterans!

Veterans Day: A day when Americans thank those who have put on the uniform of the United States to help preserve the liberty here at home we have become accustomed to, for their service to our country! Often the phrase that is invoked is “Thank you for your service” but, in reality shouldn’t every day be […]

Do You Compete Like A Champion?

When business is going great and you’re facing no apparent stumbling blocks the ability to think, feel and act like a champion will not typically be a problem! But what about those times, and we’ve all had them, that an issue with a client or supplier crops up, a deal falls through, an unexpected crisis presents itself […]

Who’s The Boss You, Or Your Amygdala?

Your first thought, as it was mine when I first heard the term, is probably going to be this: What exactly is an amygdala? Amygdala: The amygdala is a section of the brain that is responsible for detecting fear and preparing for emergency events. (Source) Because my educational background is in business, I have little practical […]

Ways To Defeat The Productivity Thief!

Productivity! It’s a word that is used to describe the efficiency and effectiveness by which some output is produced! Productivity therefore, by definition, can be a positive or a negative depending on the side of the conversation you happen to be on. A manager of a firm who has increased productivity through automation of certain […]

Real Estate And The Wealth Effect

Since the ‘Great Recession’ reportedly came to an end years ago, according to a wide variety of metrics the real estate market has healed and even thrived! Of course bargain basement mortgage rates (thank you Fed) have been a significant catalyst along with foreign money (particularly in New York City) that has been seeking a safe […]

Space, The Final Frontier (Video)

100GB of NASA Space Photos Turned Into An Epic 4K Time-Lapse Video Ideally this video should help to put a variety of our everyday issues, some of it the ‘small stuff’, into the perspective of the proverbial bigger picture! ‘It took over 95,600 NASA photo files taken from the International Space Station and a month of meticulous […]