All tagged psychology
Dr Jane Major returns to discuss the psychology behind giving and receiving expensive gifts and grand gestures. How much is generosity, how much is people-pleasing or covering for low self-esteem and how much is a manipulative urge to put another person in your debt or buy a pass for bad behaviour past or future? What about receiving gifts? How do we communicate our preferences or concerns and how can we learn to accept a genuine gift that may feel like “too much”?
Money coach, Dennis Harhalakis, takes us through the eight money archetypes and how understanding them can help us gain insight into how we relate to money on a subconscious level.
This week we’re talking to Bronni Hughes, financial journalist, blogger and professional deals hunter about manifesting and the thin line between being optimistic and goal oriented versus believing that you can daydream yourself rich.
Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative (TII), Director of the MSc in Behavioural Science and an Associate Professor in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Her research is focused on understanding why some individuals succeed in life and others don't. She is an expert on the effects of bias, discrimination and technology changes.
We talked about her new book “Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want” (published March 2021), which is a guide to choosing and succeeding at a career you will find fulfilling and a good match with your skills and preferences.
Most people are pretty irrational about money, sometimes even the professionals. Knowing the "right" thing to do doesn't always help when our emotions get involved. An ex-financial adviser and an ex-chartered accountant delve into why.