You are much more likely to sell an idea or product if you don’t feel attached to selling the idea.

You don’t always have to actively turn a bad situation into a gift. Your other option is to just let it go and put it behind you without any residue of unhappiness, regret, or distress. It is easier to do this once you really come to believe the Sage perspective that, if you wanted to, you could invest the time and energy to turn the situation into

The PQ Brain is the part of the brain that gives the Sage its perspective and its five powers. It consists of three components: the middle prefrontal cortex (MPFC), the Empathy Circuitry, and the right brain.

Unless you tackle and weaken your own internal enemies—we’ll call them the Saboteurs—they will do their best to rob you of any improvements you make. Ignoring

A great leader or team player knows how to shift the collective PQ of a team to above 75 so that each individual within the team is uplifted by it.

Under the Sage’s influence, you focus on doing what needs to get done, but you don’t sweat the outcome. You

But the moment you get emotionally attached to making the sale, you are no longer in true and pure Empathy, Exploration, or Innovation mode with the client. Your anxiety-based emotional need has shifted you right back to the Survivor Brain.

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validating the tipping point of 75.29 Remarkably, Fredrickson’s assessment suggests that about 80 percent of individuals score below this tipping point.