Released on = May 22, 2007, 1:38 pm

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Press Release Summary = Lauren Powers' The Trouble with Thinking: The Dangerous Trip
From In the Head to Out the Mouth brings together the latest in emotion and brain
research, shedding new light on that most common of human activities:
misinterpretation.

Press Release Body = (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Lauren Powers' The Trouble with Thinking:
The Dangerous Trip From In the Head to Out the Mouth brings together the latest in
emotion and brain research, shedding new light on that most common of human
activities: misinterpretation. Powers illustrates how our brains give new meaning
to the word "autopilot," or, in Powers' irreverent words, "Rat Brain." She points
out how our automatic thinking, usually negative, skews our interactions with the
world.

Intertwining her scientific research with a look at personal gaffes and corporate
mistakes, Powers investigates our unconscious thought processes and how they get us
into trouble--often in the form of misunderstandings, self-doubt, and irritating
relationships. The Trouble with Thinking offers concrete recommendations for moving
beyond "Rat Brain." Powers explains how to let go of being right, how to try on
alternative perspectives, how to interact with people in unusual ways, and also how
to talk about our "Rat Brain" stories. Happily, we can choose the ways we think and
feel, thereby improving our interactions with the world. The Trouble with Thinking
shows us how, with some welcome humor along the way.

LAUREN POWERS, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and a Master
Certified Coach (MCC), supports people in uncovering their "Self Smarts" so they can
choose how they interpret information, how they react to other people, and how to
own their thinking instead of letting it own them. She travels the world speaking
and consulting with her Fortune 500 clients on \"Self Smarts" and is also a senior
faculty member with the International Coaches Training Institute. Powers' client
list includes some of the most respected companies in the world: Marriott Hotels,
IBM, Royal Bank of Scotland, CSC, Verizon, BP, ING, and Johnson & Johnson. She
lives in San Francisco.

Visit www.laurenpowers.net for more information.
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\"Finally a communication expert who explains the deep reason that we don\'t
understand each other. Powers shows how we are stuck in our own private realities.
And how our very perceptions are keeping us there! We cannot truly work together or
communicate well until we identify and remove the blinders that keep us isolated.
Powers shows us how. This is an important book. And what a delight to read!"

--Randi Voss, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
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Lauren Powers is available for interviews to discuss the very timely issues of the
latest in emotion and brain research and how to improve human interaction. To
schedule an interview or receive more information, please contact Jordan Bucher at
jordan@prbythebook.com | 512.363.5756



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