A sunflower doesn’t hold strategy meetings to decide which way to grow. It simply tilts toward the light.

This conversation with Dr. Harry Cohen invites us to do the same. The heliotropic effect—our quiet, evolutionary pull toward positive energy—may be the simplest, most overlooked lever of leadership and community.

We explore what happens when you become the light source instead of chasing it. Why a six-second smile hacks brain chemistry, how a clean apology resets trust faster than any marketing funnel, and what my own networking face-plant taught me about social tax.

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Growth Mindset Psychology:

Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement

Episode: Master Magnetic Presence: How to be yourself but more likeable w/ Harry Cohen

Chapters:

00:00 Be the Sun, Not the Salt

01:55 The Heliotropic Effect

04:13 Personality vs Circumstance

08:09 Simplicity vs Complication

11:26 Giving Feedback Effectively

18:09 Apologizing Well

20:05 Embracing Negativity

26:14 The Moonlight Surfing Metaphor

29:37 Earliest memory

31:13 Kindest thing

31:57 Summary

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