How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1107: How to Confront Your Inner Saboteurs with Shirzad Chamine
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Nov 3, 2025 Shirzad Chamine, author of the bestselling book Positive Intelligence and a leadership coach, shares insights on overcoming inner saboteurs. He explains the fascinating Jedi vs. Darth Vader metaphor, revealing how our strengths can become our greatest weaknesses. Learn quick techniques to quiet negative thoughts in just 10 seconds and the importance of presence in leadership. Shirzad emphasizes how practicing mental fitness can rewire your brain, offering practical exercises to enhance awareness and emotional resilience.
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Mind Serving Versus Sabotaging
- Positive intelligence measures how much your mind serves you versus sabotages you.
- Higher positive intelligence means more time in the brain's positive (sage) mode and better well-being and performance.
Boardroom 'Palace Coup' Turning Point
- Shirzad describes a boardroom 'palace coup' that exposed his controlling behavior under stress.
- That crisis launched his research into saboteurs and how to shift to the sage mind.
Ten Core Saboteurs Drive Self-Sabotage
- Research found only ten core saboteurs that explain most self-sabotage.
- Saboteurs activate under stress and create a vicious cycle of more stress and poorer outcomes.
