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Peak Mind Pro: Is Your World View Distorted by Your Beliefs? Sep 13, 2022

Have you ever worn tinted lenses? Through brown or gray or green or rose-colored glasses, the world looks a little different. Like those colored glasses, beliefs are the lenses through which we see the world. They color our life experience and impact how we understand things. Unlike those...

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0335 | Questions to Build Self-Awareness Feb 16, 2022

Many of us believe that we are self-aware, but when we actually assess people, only about 10-15% of people actually are. Shocking huh?!

Self-awareness is a skill that sits at the center of so many psychological strength concepts, and that is what we're digging into today.

Be forewarned! Today's...

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0309 [PROFESSIONAL] How to Develop Self-Leadership Sep 03, 2021


Becoming a better leader of others requires that we become a better leader of ourselves. In today's professional edition of the podcast, we're focused on self-leadership. What it is, why it's important, and how to cultivate it.

Research cited in this episode: ...

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A Better Way to Make New Year's Resolutions Dec 28, 2020

We’ve just about done it…survived 2020!

With the unspoken promises of a new year, a new start, on the horizon, this is often a time of reflection and planning as we resolve to make changes and strive to be better than our previous selves.  

New Year’s...

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Emotional Intelligence: Sifting Through Grey Emotional Sludge Sep 14, 2020

Pop quiz. What color is this?

Most people will say grey.

But, what if I told you that this grey paint is actually composed of 4 other colors mixed together. How easy would it be for you to figure out what those 4 colors were?

Pretty tough, right?

This simple paint example actually illustrates a...

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Life Tips from an IronMan with Brian Weaver Mar 04, 2020


Help us create our next core program by participating in our survey: https://www.peakmindpsychology.com/survey  

Have you ever had to persist even though you wanted to give up?  

Have you ever had to admit to yourself that you have a limited capacity of energy or...

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How to Live ‘Eyes Wide Open’ Sep 25, 2019


This week's guest has one of the most eclectic resume's in business, including the following:

  • He has been a child television star
  • A Supreme Court clerk for Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg
  • Co-Founder of an internet startup
  • A graduate of Harvard at age 19
  • The author of a TED talk...
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