When Your Brain Lies to You: The Other Shoe Effect

“Don’t let the shadow of the other shoe spoil the sunshine of the moment.”   –  Unknown Why High Achievers Expect Things to Go Wrong Hang around high-achievers long enough and you’ll hear this statement, “I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.”...

When Your Brain Lies to You: Befriending Your Fears

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.”   –  Winston Churchill Fear vs. Reality: How Your Brain Creates False Alarms The Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr....

When Your Brain Lies to You: Unmasking Imposter Syndrome

“The exaggerated esteem in which my life work is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”   –  Albert Einstein You’ve achieved great things. You have the track record, the credentials, and the...