When time’s tight, your brain focuses — when you have time, it overthinks. In this post, Dean explains practicing decision-making under pressure, even when you’re not in it.
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Part of the natural process of growing up human is making decisions about who you and who you are not, what you will and won’t do, and what your limits are. And very often, those decisions are right on. But what if circumstances change and our decisions don’t get revisited? In his latest vlog post, Pete explores how your past decisions might be holding yourself back from heading into the future that you want for yourself.
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Most presentations are planned carefully in advance, and formally presented to follow that plan. This brings with it the particular advantage of control.
But what if your audience wants to collaborate with you? What if they don’t want you to control the conversation so much?
In his latest post, Dean offers a way to think about your presentation in that scenario.
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What does it mean to be authentic? What if you don’t like certain aspects of who you believe yourself to be? In his latest post, Pete offers a way to thread that needle and achieve a new level of presence for yourself.
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High-pressure moments don’t have to be perfect — they just have to be real. In this post, Dean shares how letting go of the script doesn’t make you unprepared — it makes you present. When you focus on connection over perfection, you stop performing and start leading.
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If the thought of delivering a presentation or walking up to a stranger and talking to them makes you anxious, congratulations: You’re a member of the human race.
If that anxiety makes you choose to avoid those things that you know would make your professional life better, congratulations: Pete has a suggestion for you. Check out his latest post for a practice you can put into place that will immediately start to change your relationship with these things.
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When you’re trying to help a presentation team get ready, you need to be supportive, nurturing, and encouraging. But sometimes you have to get tough when the team is holding back or resisting practice. In this post, Dean explains the simple concepts of stepping up and getting stern when you know they need it.
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If you perceive yourself to be an introvert, you probably are. But that doesn’t mean that you have to short yourself on ambition, or on making an impact in this world.
In this post, Pete shares a couple practices around eye contact that you can put in place when it doesn’t matter, so you can build your muscles for when they matter the most.
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High-pressure moments don’t break us — but they can reveal us. When the stakes rise, like in a key presentation or crucial conversation, it’s easy to focus on getting everything perfect. But perfection isn’t what moves people — presence is.
In this post, Dean shares a simple but powerful way to prepare not just your words, but your mindset, so you can step into high-stakes moments with confidence, clarity, and real connection.
To learn how to show up when it matters most, explore our shortlist interview support page here.
When it comes to building buildings, it’s a very good idea to try for perfection. But when it comes to selling yourself in an interview, shooting for perfection can be a mistake.
In this short post, Pete provides some useful advice to consider the next time you present to a selection committee.
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