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🚨 Breaking News: A Market Illusion? 🚨 We live in a world where news breaks every second, but does breaking news really drive the markets, or is it just an illusion we’ve all bought into? 📉📈 In my latest podcast episode, I explore the fascinating connection between news and market psychology, inspired by the groundbreaking work of Victor Niederhoffer. While headlines create waves of emotional reactions, true market movements are driven by something deeper—human psychology, biases, and contrarian thinking. 🧠 Key takeaways: ✅ Why breaking news often misleads traders. ✅ How markets digest news faster than we can react. ✅ The importance of breaking free from the news addiction and moving towards intelligent, data-driven decision-making. If you’re curious about why markets move the way they do and how to make smarter financial decisions, tune in to this 10-minute podcast where I also share insights from my book How Good is Greed! Let’s rethink the way we engage with news in the financial world. 🎧 Listen here: [https://lnkd.in/gyfNUE-c] #marketpsychology #investmentstrategy #trading #breakingnews #contrarian #HowGoodIsGreed #podcast #victorniederhoffer #financialmarkets #intelligentinvesting

Warren G. Bennis once said that, "Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work... I.Q. is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn't make you a star. Emotional intelligence can." EI is one of those chameleon-esque qualities that can prove powerful whichever way its owner decides to use it. In our latest episode Bhavna Awasthy (PCC -ICF) and I explore the impact of the Dark side of Emotional Intelligence. Do give it a listen and let us know your thoughts. https://lnkd.in/gd-YM-_S

How much do you trust your gut? It might not always feel appropriate to say 'I am going with my gut', or 'I'm trusting my intuition', particularly at work. We can often feel we need data to back up the decisions we make for them to be credible and more risk free, but making decisions on data alone kind of denies what it is to be human! There is a science to intuition, it isn't just mumbo jumbo. And I am thankful for that! Let's nurture it. Amrit explores this topic on his latest podcast which you can find here: https://lnkd.in/ewQNryY2 I will write to this topic in next weeks blog!

Insightful episode from Hidden Brain’s “Innovation 2.0” series! It’s valuable to understand the social science that informs our sales, marketing, and workplace relationships. Also, it kind of validates one of my favorite quotes “Those that get advantage, take advantage”.

The question that obsesses me: how do we determine the keystone skill or skills, that if improved, will have outsized impact on our craft? There is one thing, or a small set of things, that should be focused on. Figuring those things out is a major task, and deeply challenging. Cal and Ryan discuss this in the last 15 minutes of this episode: https://lnkd.in/eZVJrAcE

New Episode! "Day 23: Answering Random Questions – 30 days, 30 episodes" Today, I dive into a fun and spontaneous format by using random question generators to spark some interesting responses

We all have an inner voice in our head and if we let it, that voice “…zooms us in on the things we are concerned about… whether it be whether we belong or whether we are making grades or whether we’ve been rejected….you lose that ability to see the bigger picture…”. On this episode of Hidden Brain, there is an interesting discussion about Befriending Your Inner Voice.

Truly a gem of a series that untangles unique quirks of human behavior. Very happy to have co-produced this fascinating Newsweek "Why Do We?" series with the phenomenal Martin Lindstrom (always appreciate you Martin) -- one of the world's top business thinkers and founder and chairman of Lindstrom Company, the world’s leading brand & culture transformation group -- and it's illustrated by the amazing New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly. With Martin's wisdom and knowledge and Liza's award-winning cartooning and commentary, it's a must-see! The series features Deepak Chopra MD (official), Engineer, entrepreneur and author Nolan Bushnell, Environmental Psychologist Paco Underhill, and Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield. You Will Love It! Please Note: Link for all 4 Episodes in the comments directly below. 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏: Why Do We Believe In Billions Of Stars, But Want To Check A 'Wet Paint' Sign? Why do we accept there are billions of stars in the universe, but when we see a 'wet paint' sign, we feel compelled to check? Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield joins host Martin Lindstrom to answer this fundamental question and describes his experience in space in this episode of "Why Do We?" 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐: Why Are We Unwilling To Pay For Shipping After Already Spending A Lot Online? Have you ever checked Amazon prices while shopping inside a store? Environmental Psychologist Paco Underhill shares a new trend he’s observed and how consumer behavior has shifted dramatically over the past several years in this episode of “Why Do We?” with Martin Lindstrom 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟑:  Why Do We Feel Younger Than We Really Are? Multitasking may seem efficient, but it’s actually the opposite. Author Deepak Chopra joins Martin Lindstrom on this episode of “Why Do We?” to explain how multitasking can be harmful and the importance of investing in relationships 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒: Why Are We More Creative In The Shower? Have you noticed that you’re more creative when you’re around water? Engineer, entrepreneur and author Nolan Bushnell joins “Why Do We?” with Martin Lindstrom to explain why and the number one thing he looks for in employees 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 "I’ve spent the better part of the past few decades studying human behavior to help global brands better understand their customers. I’ve traveled to over a hundred countries, visiting thousands of homes, observing people in supermarkets, and even gone so far as to examine brain scans, all with the mission of finding answers to the mundane yet inexplicable mysteries of human behavior. In “Why Do We…?”, I have partnered with the New Yorker’s renowned cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, to embark on a mission of discovery and offer up a fresh perspective on both ourselves and the world in which we live" ~ Martin Lindstrom. #Curiosity #Creativity #WhyDoWe #ThoughtProcess #Cartooning #HumanBehavior #Psychology #Discovery #Mysteries #Perspective #ThoughtLeaders

The time is now to shift out of a scarcity mindset that has been running our lives and shaping the planet for millennia, to stop imprinting the past on the present, and to allow a new paradigm to emerge - a new way of being, thinking, relating, and doing that is truly the only path that ever mattered - that is life-affirming, aligned with LIFE itself. Indeed, this paradigm is not “new”. It has billions of years of evolutionary wisdom and experience baked into it. We’ve just forgotten about it, lost touch with it, and disconnected ourselves from it for far too long (something my mentor Giles Hutchins calls the “illusion of separation”). Indigenous societies are an exception as they have maintained the essence of interconnectedness with nature. This podcast with Zach Bush, MD is really worth a listen; especially as we navigate the challenges we are facing today and news that may make us want to throw in the towel and give up hope. Dr. Zach Bush explains why we need to finally cut ties with the scarcity mindset - the one that breeds our abstract notion that we are separate from nature - and to embrace the abundance of all that life has to offer. He brilliantly weaves together aspects of biology, cosmology, evolution, genetics, psychology, human development, and big history, among many other disciplines. Buckle up and get ready to have your mind blown. As you listen to him take you far “out there” and deep “in here”, see if you can tune into his wisdom with an open mind, notice any uncomfortable feelings and contradictions to your worldviews that come up for you, reflect on why these feelings and thoughts are showing up and where they may be based in notions of certainty, linear cause and effect, reductionism, mechanistic materialism, control, ego, shame, guilt, and fear. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll be willing to let go of some of what feels comfortable and familiar, and embrace the beauty of what’s possible. P.S. This is not about being right or wrong. Feel free to challenge these thoughts and perspectives. I’d love to hear them here below. I don’t fundamentally believe everything he says, but I am fascinated by his wisdom and curious about his vision and call for humanity.

What are your values? How do you honor them? These questions are recurrent in my coaching sessions. They are essential to kick off any transformational journey towards the person each of us wants to become. Values is the topic of this No Stupid Questions podcast - https://lnkd.in/dayZnPeX - This is a podcast I enjoy and recommend given the energy and the breadth of topics that Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan present in a dynamic informal way. There are many value inventories, for example the one from Shalom Schwartz mentioned in the podcast https://lnkd.in/ddRDUSWp or the more extensive from Brené Brown https://lnkd.in/dUADgEjz Or maybe just think of a time you were at your very best… Think about the values that resonate with you and reflect where you are today with them… what arises? What actions will you take to become who you want ro become? It is a daunting no regrets journey. Bon voyage!