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• We make assumptions about the world around us based on sometimes incomplete or false information
• Our behavior is affected by our assumptions or our perceived truths
• We make decisions based upon what we THINK we know
• Not all decisions work out to be the right decisions regardless of the amount of data we collect
• Just because the result went the way you wanted does not mean you can repeat it over and over
• The more information and data are the key to ensure that all our results will yied best results
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• Our need to belong is not rational, but it is constant that exists across all people in all cultures.
• When we feel like we belong we feel connected and we feel safe
• Our desire to feel like we belong is so powerful that we will go to great lengths, do irrational things and often spend money to get that feeling
• Our natural need to belong also makes us good at spotting things that don’t belong
GUT DECISIONS DON’T HAPPEN IN YOUR STOMACH
• When a decision feels right, we have a hard time explaining why we did what we did
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• Decision making and the ability to explain those decisions exist in different parts of the brain
• Companies that fail to communicate a sense of WHY force us to make decisions with only empirical evidence
• A failure to communicate WHY creates nothing but stress or doubts
• The heart represent the limbic, feeling part of the brain, and the mind is the rational, language center
• Winning hearts take more work
• Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see
• Great leaders are those who trust their gut. They are the ones who start with WHY
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The power of limbic brain is astounding. It not only controls our gut decisions, but it can influence us to do things that seem illogical or irrational
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