My son is all grown up now and studying hard at university. But when he was a small boy I remember having the same conversation with him every time he was naughty.

Me: “Reece, why did you do that?”
Reece: “I don’t know.”
Me: “But Reece, you know better than that.”
Reece: “I know, Dad.”
Me: “Well, if you know, why did you do it?”
Reece: “I don’t know.”

As adults, how many times do we find ourselves doing what we know full well we shouldn’t do, but doing it anyway?

At Mindful Presenter, every week we go into businesses and see professionals:
• Reading slides
• Avoiding eye contact
• Delivering information as fast as a bullet train
• Speaking in a robotic “corporate” tone

They know it’s not the best way to share and present their ideas, but they do it anyway. Highly intelligent, creative, responsible, and talented professionals suddenly lose their personality and true sense of themselves as they turn into the corporate spokesperson.

Why is that?

There seems to be a fascinating phenomenon driving this issue.

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