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The connection between COVID & post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Our brain values safety and certainty.

Two things that COVID majorly impacted. The pandemic so has also gravely impacted our brains, resulting in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That’s why in this BrainyHeart episode, I’m looking into how COVID has caused PTSD and what you can do to counteract the effects.

Tune in now to discover:

• How COVID has caused us to develop PTSD
• Why human instinct is to hold on to what we have
• The symptoms of PTSD and what to do to counteract it
• The importance of understanding your traumas
• Using physical and mental exercises
• How uncertainty triggers brain chatter
• The opportunities COVID brought
• The danger of our focus on safety

Want to know more about PTSD? Click here to download the free BrainyHeart mini-guide on what PTSD does to a person.

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Marion Glück on how to discover your career happiness

Often our darkest moments lead to our best selves.

That was certainly true for Marion Glück. Battling depression as a naval officer led her to reexamine what happiness meant to her. She discovered that while teaching how to lead and motivate people was her passion, the navy was not the right setting for her anymore. She decided to go out on her own and now helps others discover their career happiness as a psychological business coach. Listen in on this BrainyHeart interview with Marion for her tips on how to be happier in your career and beyond!

Tune in now to discover:

• Marion’s journey from bank teller to naval officer to psychological business coach
• How depression forced her to reexamine what made her happy and take her passion for developing people into her current career
• How to not be afraid of the future and change but rather see it is an opportunity
• The importance of being happy with where you’re at
• Using a scale for identifying your happiness to be able to grow
• The importance of knowing your values when you’re just starting out
• Why giving to others in the end also gives back to you

About Marion Glück

Marion Glück is a naval officer and holds a degree in business administration. She discovered her passion very early on: training and developing people. But she also learned: if the environment does not suit the person, then crisis and illness follow. She dealt with her depression in her book entitled “Das Leben ist BUND” in order to encourage other people. Today Marion Glück accompanies executives as a psychological coach and mentor. Together with her clients, she opens and heals the heart and connects it to the brain. So that people can see, feel, and enjoy their own happiness. Because life is too short to be unhappy.

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Michael Wörle on taking a long-term perspective for career success

We’re often focused on the here and now in our careers, rarely looking ahead a few years let alone whole decades!

But it is exactly this long-term view that Michael Wörle has from advising companies on how to prepare for the future that gives him the necessary perspective to evaluate what you should be focusing on throughout your career. Listen in on this BrainyHeart interview to find out what that is!

Tune in now to discover:

• Why we should not focus on generational differences or other types of categories
• How the key piece we need to know is whether someone is reactive or proactive
• How success is a result of setting goals and putting the processes in place to achieve them
• Why we need to plan our career exit far in advance and prepare in case of unforeseen emergencies
• How mentorship is the key thing young talent should seek out
• Why we shouldn’t overvalue education over experience and skills
• How to create a contract for your future with your current employer

About Michael Wörle

Economist Michael Wörle has been advising companies as managing director of MWUnternehmensentwicklung GmbH since 1986. In many small and medium-sized companies today, an external business developer replaces expensive staff and specialists. Michael makes sure that companies are prepared for the markets of the future, considering both the players in the market and the companies’ own market positions.

Michael’s advantage coming from the outside is that he is not operationally blind and can view the progress of development with a distanced view. This is a good prerequisite for the right strategic measures and thus the growth and success of a company.

Michael is also the managing director of VUN – Verband für Unternehmensnachfolge e.V., an association that protects companies and entrepreneurs from the unplanned consequences of an unsecured succession plan.

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How different generations think & work

Especially in these times of change, we need to reconsider how different generations tick and work together.

From Traditionalists and Baby boomers to Generation X and Millennials, we’re all in one boat and need to find the best way to move forward as one. That’s why in this BrainyHeart episode, I’m sharing my insights on the different generations so you can better understand and collaborate with your colleagues.

Tune in now to discover:

• Traditionalists’ focus on process optimization and redefining KPIs
• How Baby boomers made the most of the rational part of the human brain
• Why taking the emotion out of business is not realistic
• How work-life balance is a myth
• Our lack of the ability to think longer-term in business in the western world
• Why older generations were taught to prioritize safety and stability
• How crisis has helped us reconnect to each other
• How Generation Y and Z moved to valuing a higher standard of living and space but struggle with confidence and entitlement
• Why our brain needs other brains to develop

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Anastasiia Isakii on continuously challenging yourself

One thing Anastasiia Isakii has learned from working and living around the world? The need to keep an open mind and never stop learning.

She found this mindset to be especially embraced in Shanghai, where she currently lives, and it is also what lead her to co-found LifeSkills4Me, a community that aims to promote personal growth on a daily basis. In this BrainyHeart episode, listen in on the conversation I had with Anastasiia in the summer of 2019 in Shanghai on how China has shaped her personal and professional growth and mindset.

Tune in now to discover:

• The misconceptions she had about China
• The mini-MBA she has created for kids to shape their minds
• Her success recipe for thriving in a city like Shanghai
• Why adapting to the market is key to being seen
• How to let go of a need for security to embrace learning faster
• If speed really means sacrificing quality
• The need for having failure tolerance and an achiever mindset
• Embracing community instead of focusing on the individual

About Anastasiia Isakii

Anastasiia has organized projects and facilitated in international conferences on leadership development for global audiences, aimed to transform thinking, find solutions, and inspire action. She has trained youngsters & adults on the local and regional levels in Ukraine, Turkey, Indonesia, China, and the USA.

Anastasiia has a big passion towards education: she is a Co-Founder & Managing Director of the LifeSkills4Me Community that aims to promote personal growth on a daily basis.

As a public speaker and presentation skills trainer, she has been invited to be a judge at EdTA National Young Thespian Drama Festival, Education Bureau of Yangpu District Oratory Competition, ASDAN Business Simulation, Anshan High School Public Speaking Competition, and more.

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Our cognitive bias as and about women

It’s out to judge and compare others, to only look at the facts and figures and not the person behind them.

We need to free ourselves from our cognitive bias and rely more on our EQ to create a more equal working world. Especially when it comes to gender equality. Both women and men still have a cognitive bias around which qualities are associated with which gender, and at its extreme, this leads to sexual harassment. In this BrainyHeart episode, I’m taking a look at our cognitive bias as and about women and what we need to do to change them.

Tune in now to discover:

• Sexual harassment and our values as women
• Why linear thinking and getting stuck on comparison messes with our values
• The importance of being aware of our cognitive bias
• Why we associate leadership qualities with men
• Redefining our values and strength as women
• Embracing and leveraging the feminine brain
• It’s time to put a stop to all types of harassment

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How to communicate your value

We’ve made the big mistake of talking about our work successes in a non-emotional way.

Yet talking about the outcome of something is only a small part of the whole story. Modern companies understand that to futureproof, EQ – doing the right things – matters more than IQ – doing things right. Which is why storytelling to communicate the value of your work matters. Whether you’re looking for a job, a current employee, or a leader, this BrainyHeart episode has tips for you on how to communicate your value better.

Tune in now to discover:

• Why you shouldn’t rely on your work to speak for itself
• The danger in imitating others
• The role of body language and tone
• How to back up points with real-life examples
• Why skillsets do not entitle you to anything
• The power of visualizing ahead of conversations
• Communicating as a leader

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6 steps to build confidence

To kick off the third season of BrainyHeart, I’m diving into a key component of success and happiness: Confidence.

Not just looking confident, but innately feeling confident. Because life is tough, but so are you! By following the six steps I outline in this episode, you’ll learn how to build up your confidence to better connect with yourself and others.

Tune in now to learn more about the six steps to build confidence:

1. Challenge the status quo
2. Identify conflicts
3. Build loadable relationships
4. Practice self-critique
5. Show vulnerability
6. Visualize the best version of yourself

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Dr. Christian Gruenler on the need to do the right thing

There are around 10 million non-profit organizations in the world.

Everything from one-(wo)man shops to multi-billion dollar organizations with 50 thousand employees and millions of donors. All focused on meaning well and doing good. But is there really a full harmony between heart and mind in this area? And is philanthropy and corporate social responsibility always what it intends to be? That’s what we dive into in this episode of BrainyHeart with Dr. Christian Gruenler, a political scientist and an expert in strategic management of non-profit organizations.

Tune in now to discover:

• How you measure success in the non-profit sector
• The differences and similarities between baby boomers and millennials
• The importance of balancing IQ and EQ
• How the education system needs to change to fit what we really need
• His advice to the next generation of talent
• The need for flexibility in the future

About Dr. Christian Gruenler

Christian Gruenler is a political scientist and an expert in strategic management of non-profit organizations. He studied international politics and organizational development at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and earned a Ph.D. at the University for Humanistics in Utrecht (The Netherlands). The topic of his theses was the thorny issue of genetic enhancement of the human brain.

Christian started his professional career in a large international re-insurance corporation. He then managed a family office for a few years – a function with a focus on asset management, which obliged Christian to observe world markets and their disturbing ups and downs.

For the last 20+ years, he has been a manager and consultant for a large variety of non-profit organizations in several countries. During this long phase in his life, he was able to form a very clear picture of how civic society works. How values have become important drivers of politics and economic activities. But also, how meaning well does not always lead to effective philanthropic programs.

For more information on Christian and his work visit www.Christian-Gruenler.com

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Be the CEO of your mind

The prefrontal cortex of our brain is called the CEO of the mind by neuroscientists.

Why? Because executive decisions are made here. To reach a decision though, your brain goes through a lot of mental ping pong – which only gets faster the more stressed you are. That’s why in today’s episode of BrainyHeart, I’m tackling how you can back in control and truly be the CEO of your mind.

Tune in now to discover:

• The ping pong happening in your brain
• Why not to be afraid of AI
• A simple exercise to highlight our human strengths
• How our different personalities, upbringing, and more impact the input our brain gets
• The phenomenon just confirmed at the World Economic Forum
• What our prefrontal cortex reacts to
• How to quiet all the chatter in our brain
• What hemisphere we need to master the next centuries

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