Psych Capital Blog

A Bad Word?

“It’s a bad word,” said one client. Likewise, other clients tell me that while they do absolutely leverage “gut-feelings,” they definitely do not tell their investors because they will hear the criticism, “That’s not repeatable.”

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Leaning into Desire

Ignore those who say you shouldn’t have desire. You should, you can, and you can use desire to achieve what you want. Take the desire and ask yourself “What would I need to do IF I were going to actually achieve this?”

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Owning Your Negative Emotions

Fears, frustrations and regrets can illuminate things we need to know. Itemizing feelings actually dissipates their unpleasant energy and in turn opens up pathways otherwise hidden. Admitting to shades of these “negative feelings” REDUCES the chance that the feeling gets in your way.

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You Never Know When Your Shot Will Drop

Saturday night, a horse and a jockey with 80-1 odds stunned the horse racing world by coming from behind to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby. The only other horse to win with longer odds was Donerail in 1913, at 91-1– more than a century earlier. If this isn’t an object lesson in how we never know when our chance will strike, then nothing is.

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