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A Different Kind of PRIDE Celebration
As Pride Month comes to a close, I asked one of our instructors if we could share an article she had written, because it touched my heart and reflects our tagline, "Changing Minds, for Good." We want every mind to be able to look at life through the lens of love and...
4 Benefits of The Academies Level 1 & Level 2 Coaching Programs
Becoming a certified coach is an incredibly rewarding experience. It requires dedication, tenacity, passion, compassion, and drive to succeed. We recognize all you’re bringing to this process, and we want you to find a program that FITS YOU and gives you a meaningful...
Your Unconscious Brain Is in Control
If you are growing as a leader, a manager, a coach, a human being, there are new behaviors that you will want to bring online and master so that you can be successful. And yet, if you're like most people, those new behaviors may not be easy for you to master. You...
Meet Leadership Coaching Alumni, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry
The Academies is pleased to introduce you to an alumni of one of our neuroscience-based leadership coaching courses, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry. Lepaine completed the Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach (CELDC) Course. Please keep reading to learn more...
Your Brain on New Year’s Resolutions
It's that time of year! The calendar is turning to a new year and, like clockwork, the whole of human consciousness seems to attune to where are we in the timeline of our lives. And with that attunement, we often consider New Year's Resolutions. We resolve to DO...
Post-Holiday Letdown? How Your Brain Will Come to Your Rescue!
Although we may not realize it, we’re often in full-fledged fight-flight mode through much of December. We amp up the cortisol and adrenaline to get EVERYTHING done — the decorating, the shopping, the baking, the visiting, the eating, the family traditions, and more....
The Best Coaching Certification Programs
Leadership coaching, career coaching, and coaching, in general, are rapidly growing fields in high demand. As the business landscape continuously changes, organizations are increasingly recognizing the value of investing in leadership coaching, as a recent Forbes...
Meet The Academies’ Coaching Alumni, Jennifer Hampson
The Academies is excited to introduce you to a coaching alumni of one of our neuroscience-based coaching education courses, Jennifer Hampson. Jennifer completed the Certified MBA Career Coach (MBA) course. Please keep reading to learn more about her coaching journey...
Dealing With Uncertainty? Proceed with Caution or Creation?
Lately, I’ve heard a theme in conversations — and that theme is dealing with uncertainty. It seems that there is uncertainty with the economy and the stock market, there is uncertainty around budgets and bonuses, there is uncertainty around having time to do all the...
Have You Had Fun Shopping? Science Tells Us Why We Love It
It’s the holiday season! And we’ve just come through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Did you get a dose of dopamine finding some great deals?! Here's the science behind why we love shopping! A study in the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that shopping reduces...

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