Mind For Life

Understanding The Focusing Illusion The Focusing Illusion is the tendency we have to misjudge the scale of impact certain circumstances (pay raise, death of a loved one, new job) will have on our actual well-being.  Marketers exploit this by inducing the public to believe that the “must-have” product will “greatly impact” their quality of life.  […]

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Coping with Information Glut Neil Postman, in his book Technopoly, characterized information glut as a situation more common now than ever before in history – Information glut happens when there is so much information available for consumption, we can’t process it, we can’t make sense of it, and we don’t know what’s real or true. […]

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Zak Slayback is a career expert who works to help individuals and corporations get ahead at work. He was originally on the podcast back in episode #18 speaking about the value of substance over status. He is the author of the forthcoming How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019) and the owner and president of Get […]

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Concussions and Neural-Visual Training with Dr. Joe Clark On this program, we have the great honor of hosting Dr. Joe Clark, professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati.  Dr. Clark has lived in Oxford, Paris, and Moscow and he currently serves as a professor at Cincinnati in the department of neurology where part of […]

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Taking Risks with Brian Lischer of Ignyte Brands Brian Lischer, Founder, and CEO of Ignyte, is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and brand strategist. He is a leading voice on a range of issues, including the psychology of branding. Brian founded Ignyte, an award-winning branding agency, in 2013. After working for more than a decade in […]

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Understanding Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Matt Fazio Matt Fazio, Ph.D. teaches composition and communication courses at Robert Morris University and Point Park University. He manages the Marketing Department for a Pittsburgh-based accounting firm where he handles everything from the internal and external communications of the firm to the advertising and graphic work. Matt has presented […]

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Why Humor Is Vital For Your Success – Karyn Buxman Karyn Buxman is a TEDx speaker, successful author, and neurohumorist. A pioneer in her field, Karyn shows high performers how to expand their influence, strengthen their relationships and boost their resilience. From NASA to the Mayo Clinic to the Million Dollar Round Table, companies hire […]

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What Does It Mean To Be Authentic In this episode of the Mind For Life Podcast, we address the topic of authenticity.   When we talk about authenticity, we are referring to how to live life as our real self.  For more about this, you can check out this article on the 3 Characteristics of Being Authentic and […]

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