Your Next Chapter Starts in Your Brain

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Reinvention isn’t just a career decision—it’s a brain decision.

We love to believe we can just map out a new direction, build a plan, and charge ahead. But here’s what I’ve seen again and again in my coaching work: If your brain isn’t on board, nothing moves.

That’s exactly what Scott was up against.

As the VP of Talent Management for a well-known production company, Scott was great at his job. Respected. Trusted. Steady. But when we met, he was feeling what he described as a low-grade hum of frustration. He wasn’t miserable. But he definitely wasn’t lit up.

And when he imagined making a change? He stalled out.

Not because he didn’t want it...but because his brain was fighting it.

Here's the thing: your brain is built for safety, not change. Even when your heart says, “It’s time to evolve,” your nervous system says, “Let’s not risk this.”

The good news? Once you understand how your brain responds to reinvention, you can work with it, not against it...Read it here.

And if you want even more clarity on what energizes you...what your brain naturally wants more of...check out the Hello Inner Genius Strengths and Passions Assessments. They're designed to help you uncover and activate what makes you unique.

👉 Discover Your Inner Genius Strengths here.

You’re not stuck. Your brain just needs to get on board.

Meet Phyllis Reagin – the leadership whisperer, mindset shifter, and media-savvy founder of At the Coach’s Table. A former entertainment exec turned high-impact coach, she’s on a mission to help trailblazing leaders in Hollywood and beyond ditch self-doubt or Imposter Syndrome, use their strengths to make the biggest impact, and to start living from their own genius. She's coached thousands of leaders and teams (from Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Google, Meta, Spotify, Atlantic Records, Paramount Global, and more) to lead with greater confidence, influence, and impact. If it boosts leadership impact and builds confident leaders, she’s on it! Find out more about her here!

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