Risk Analysis for Small Decisions

August 4, 2022. Don’t worry, this is not a math lesson but something to consider. When we make decisions, our brains tend to bucket them into big versus small, consequential versus inconsequential, emotional impact versus no emotional impact. Depending on the situation you may do a risk analysis mentally. I learned very recently that not […]

A Sure-fire Scenario That Exposes Someone’s True Colors

July 12, 2022. We all have parts of ourselves that we choose to show to a select few. However, there are situations in which someone is actively hiding parts of themselves because they know it’s a harmful trait or because society has labeled it so. In the latter I’m referring to the subset of people […]

Everyone You Meet Is Worth a Billion Dollars

April 27, 2022. You may have heard people say, “treat people like they are worth a [billion] dollars.” I prefer to say, everyone you meet is worth a billion dollars. There is a distinct difference between treating someone like they are worth a billion dollars and actually believing they are worth a billion dollars. Every […]

Why Your Friend Didn’t Listen To Your Advice

April 21, 2022. Has a friend ever asked you to help them choose between two solutions only for you to find out the next day that they picked the opposite of what you advised them? How did you feel? Confused? There is a psychological reason why they changed their mind and I’ll explain below so […]