Blind Spot #3 – I am too fearful to empathize.
Brain scientists tell us that the fastest way to start building trust and connection is via Level III Transparency, which tells people, ‘we are a friend, not a foe.’
Blind Spot #2: Feelings change our reality.
When in a state of fear, we release cortisol and catecholamines, which closes down the prefrontal cortex.