Tag: anxiety
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Anxiety Is Anticipation Without Control of Meaning:
For “The Perception Brief,” I share articles drawn from themes that have emerged through countless private conversations with clients over the years. There will never be names, identifying details, or clues as to the people involved. In fact, the names would be irrelevant. So many of the situations we wrestle with — personally and professionally…
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Introspectionism Reconsidered: Perception, Presence, and the Inner Work of Leadership
Introspectionism is often dismissed as an outdated psychological approach—too subjective, too imprecise, too unreliable to withstand modern scientific standards. Historically, that criticism is fair. As a formal method, introspection failed because inner experience cannot be standardized, replicated, or externally verified with consistency. But leadership, perception, and human judgment do not operate in standardized environments either.…
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Stop Worrying: Try Facts Over Imagination
While imagination is a wonderful thing, it can also be the root cause of much of the stress in our lives. As we continually deal with more challenging life experiences, our imagination can derail us. For instance, imagining worst-case scenarios in a job interview or a relationship conflict can lead to unnecessary stress. If we…
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Anxiety and the “Like” and “❤️” Factors
I decided from here on out, only I will know how many “Likes” my Insta posts receive. I retroactively removed all post likes whether there were 250 or 1000+ I’d do it on Facebook, too, but it’s not an option.✨Why? While the word anxiety is over-used, it is on the rise. My theory correlates with…