Discover Your Core Principles: The Key to Better Decisions and Personal Growth

Episode Date: February 4, 2025

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About This Episode

In this episode, we look into the power of principles—those deep, unshakable truths that guide your decisions, behaviors, and personal growth. Whether you’re a leader, a neuroscience enthusiast, or curious about how principles connect to animal behavior, this episode will inspire you to reflect on your own guiding beliefs.
We’ll explore examples from Amazon’s leadership principles, coaching methodologies like NeuroGraphica, and the four foundational principles of my NeuroPositive approach: Presence, Perspective, Progress, and Purpose. Plus, I’ll share actionable insights to help you define your principles and align your life with what matters most.
0:00 – Introduction: What are principles and why they matter
1:05 – Defining principles: The difference between rules and values
2:45 – Examples from Amazon: Customer obsession, bias for action, and more
4:20 – Principles in NeuroGraphica: The power of visualization
5:45 – The Trust Technique: Peace, patience, persistence, and purpose
7:30 – Defining the four NeuroPositive principles:
7:35 – Presence: The clarity of being fully aware
8:10 – Perspective: Curiosity and learning in every situation
9:20 – Progress: Moving forward with small, meaningful steps
11:00 – Purpose: Staying aligned with what truly matters
13:10 – Benefits of defining your principles
14:30 – Challenge for you: Discover your own principles

💡 Let’s reflect together! What’s one principle that drives your decisions? Share it in the comments—I’d love to hear.

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Welcome to the “Lead Well!” podcast – where leadership meets mental fitness. Explore practical strategies for leading yourself and others with purpose, resilience, and psychological safety. Drawing on insights from corporate leadership, coaching, naturopathy, and even animal care, Christine Schickinger shares real-world tools to help you lead healthier, more impactful teams.