Dissuade

Do people really hate change?

As a coach and an organisational change manager, I regularly hear people make the following statement: People hate change. So, is it true? Well, yes and no. What I have found in all the years I’ve been doing what I…
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The 4 Deadly Ds: – #4 Delay

This week we have reached number 4 of what I like to call “The 4 Deadly Ds”, that is, the techniques that our brains use to keep us safe, secure and living life exactly as we are today. Deadly D…
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The 4 Deadly Ds: – #3 Distract

This week we continue on with exploring what I like to call “The 4 Deadly Ds”, that is, the techniques that our brains use to keep us safe, secure and living life exactly as we are today. I already covered…
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The 4 Deadly Ds – #2 Dissuade

In my previous post, I introduced the first of my 4 Deadly Ds – Derail – just one of the techniques the brain uses to keep us safe, or put another way, to keep us and our lives exactly the…
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The 4 Deadly Ds – #1 Derail

When it comes to making a decision to go after a dream for our lives, there is an amazing phenomenon that takes place. Our brains go into over-drive in an attempt to keep us “safe”. What do I mean by…
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