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Shelley Poovey discusses the importance of intuition in making career decisions and the impact of mindfulness and workplace experiences on clarity and success.

What if intuition isn’t “woo-woo”—but a skill you can strengthen? Shelley Poovey, founder and lead faculty member at Attune Coach Academy and author of The Energy-Intelligent Business: The Science and Soul of Sustainable Success , joins Richard Taliaferro for a conversation about intuition, decision-making, career clarity and the cost of chronic overwork. Shelley shares her own unconventional career journey—from psychology research and computer programming to entrepreneurship and coaching—and explains why she has spent years learning to “follow her yes.” They also explore the neuroscience behind mindfulness and intuition, why high-achieving professionals can feel stuck even when they’re successful, and how workplace experiences and old stories can shape the decisions we make today. Plus, Shelley and Richard discuss a problem in the coaching and business world: formulas that ask people to disconnect from who they are in the name of success. In this episode: • Why we’re conditioned to ignore our inner guidance • How intuition can support better decision-making • The connection between mindfulness, metacognition and neuroplasticity • Why there may be no single “right” career…

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