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What are the Best Green Business Ideas?

Strategy Driven

This can also include creating a sustainable fashion brand, which uses organic cotton and other eco-friendly fabric fabrics. These oils have been proven to help stress, anxiety, migraines, inflammation, and skin conditions. Eco-Friendly Travel.

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Calming Your Brain During Conflict

Harvard Business Review

When we perceive a threat, the amygdala sounds an alarm, releasing a cascade of chemicals in the body. Stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol flood our system, immediately preparing us for fight or flight. The flood of stress hormones create other sensations like a quivering in our solar plexus, limbs, or our voice.

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The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool

Harvard Business Review

Neuroeconomist Paul Zak ’s research indicates that our brains produce the stress hormone cortisol during the tense moments in a story, which allows us to focus, while the cute factor of the animals releases oxytocin, the feel-good chemical that promotes connection and empathy. Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response.