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Break Free from the Prison of Projection and Reclaim Your Authentic Self

Think about this scenario. You’re walking with a friend, and a dog on a leash suddenly starts barking at you, but ignores your companion. What’s going on? It’s not always about something obvious—your clothes, your posture, or anything immediately visible. Often, it’s about something unseen: the energy you’re projecting. Just like a dog can sense fear, even if you’re trying to hide it, we unconsciously project a whole range of emotions, insecurities, and judgments onto the world around us. This process, known as projection, has a powerful impact on our interactions and how we perceive reality. It’s like wearing invisible glasses that tint everything we see. Projection operates largely unconsciously, meaning we're often unaware we're doing it, yet it can significantly impact our relationships, hindering clear communication and creating unnecessary conflict. In our lives and our jobs, projection can sabotage our efforts, holding us back from taking risks and achieving our goals. A...

ProAdvisorCoach Profile: Coach Alan Graham

Helping Incredibly Talented People Work Through Their Blockages as they Try to Move Forward in their Professional and Personal Lives Alan Graham is a coach, consultant, educator, author, and presenter with over three decades of experience. His clients include physicians, attorneys, professionals, CEOs, C-Suite leaders, and vice presidents in many large and small organizations such as Deloitte Consulting, W. Wrigley & Co., Leo Burnett, Abbott Labs, PNC, Zebra Technologies, Exelon, Datamars, Vanguard, Owens-Illinois and LaSalle Network.  Alan is the author of  The Guide to ADHD Coaching  and  Lemonade: The Leader’s Guide to Resilience at Work .  Tell us a little about your background . Well, my undergraduate is in economics with a minor in math. I got my Masters in teaching and my PhD in psychology from Northwestern, and I’ve worked extensively with children and adolescents. In the mid-nineties, I started to do executive coaching, and then added an ADHD focus ...