All in the mind: how personal metaphors shape your work and life - with Bill Aronson

Mar 25, 2025

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#202: Bill Aronson is a COO, CFO and expert on bridging the gap between technology and business. He explores how metaphors shape the way we see the world, how our mindset affects our reality, and how we can use metaphors to improve ourselves.

What you’ll learn

[03:59] How metaphors shape our place in the world.
[04:31] Why humans have a brain.
[10:41] What a metaphor is and where they come from.
[14:56] How metaphors influence the way we act.
[16:16] The three metaphors that shape the way people live their lives.
[20:24] The three major influencers of our behaviour.
[23:20] The type of organisations that focus on the now.
[25:15] The power of an organisation's culture.
[26:48] How to use metaphors to improve yourself.
[28:10] Dissecting the metaphor ‘Banging my head against a brick wall’.
[32:14] The different aspects of freedom.
[33:38] Using metaphors to describe traumatic events.
[35:38] Questions you can ask to understand someone’s true desires.
[39:15] The importance of metaphors and ways to understand how you’re behaving.
[39:58] The difference between transformation and change.
[41:09] How mindset affects reality.

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For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/all-in-the-mind-how-personal-metaphors-shape-your-work-and-life/

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