by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 23, 2026 | Blog
There’s a moment (maybe three seconds long) between something triggering you and how you respond to it. Most of us never notice that moment. We just react. Susan Jarema and Rei McColley call the skill of catching that moment “meta-awareness,” and...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 22, 2026 | Blog
Have you ever walked out of a tough conversation and thought, “Why did I react like that?” There’s an actual answer … it’s in the brain, not in your character. I want to point you toward people who have built their entire teaching careers...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog
The brain is a crazy thing … It runs on about 20 watts of power, and processes more information per second than any supercomputer that’s ever been built. And it rewires itself every time you learn something new. It runs your heartbeat, your breathing, and your...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 20, 2026 | Blog
A new episode of Natural Born Coaches just released, and if you want to understand your brain better it’s worth a listen … My guests are Susan Jarema, founder of Grand Connection, and Rei McColley, neuroscience educator and lead trainer of the NeuroSelf...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 19, 2026 | Blog
I’m a board game fan, but over the years I’ve noticed something: The instruction booklets are often small or confusing, and they don’t give much help to learn the games! Sure, it’s easier now that you can rely on YouTube...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog
If given the choice, I’d rather have potential clients reaching out to me and not vice-versa. Back in my real estate days, I did a lot of prospecting (and chasing). I spent a lot of time calling homeowners, and I’d make a note on old index cards (that was back in the...
