Sublime

This is why, as we develop, we are constantly splitting into various identities. With enough fragmentation, I can be one person when I am alone or with my selected circle; and another, opposite, person when I am with those who mirror the aspects of myself I have been conditioned to hate and reject, and not see any inconsistency in myself. I am the

The absence of trust in one’s own authentic identity is a powerful motivator to place trust in other things, hoping they will help us understand who we are. Coupled with a lifetime of results in which our adapted self has worked fairly well for us, discovering a different way of being is no small task.

Managers and corporate executives can become too attached to a project and personalize it, and they are susceptible to the losses due to psychological factors

more than 80 percent of the people who hire a broker do so by choosing the first person to return their call.

Speaking of reigning from atop a pedestal and wanting to be seen as perfect, you won’t be surprised that this is often called “CEO disease.”

clients need trust and reassurance, and, to be successful, professionals must project an air of omnipotence and omniscience.

A barbelled personality—optimistic about the future, but paranoid about what will prevent you from getting to the future—is vital.

I show up to others as individualistic, self-absorbed, anxious, and irritable.