In Week 2, we’re talking about self-awareness. In Episode 3, Ann talks to Ben Nothnagel, an Executive Coach and International Trainer with over 20 years of experience working with leaders from around the world. Ben is the Senior Advisor for Aalto University Executive Education, heading up their self-development process for the MBA and EMBA programs, and he's also a visiting faculty at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.In this episode, Ben agrees that being stuck is real, but – he also believes that what triggers us to feel like this, may not be. He gives four situations of stuck that he has encountered: from not being energised anymore, having a work schedule that is too busy, neglecting personal development and our mindset. We tell ourselves that we’re not enough. Ben delves into the neuroscientific concept of ‘enoughness’ and how to engage your prefrontal cortex for ‘cortical connectivity’. He gives practical advice on how to be ‘Situation Smart’ and gives simple tools and questions that you can use in heightened moments of emotion, to be as smart as you can be, in moments that are important to you.  Here are the research links referenced in this episode (in order of mention):Dan Gilbert - referenced in: “New study shows humans are on autopilot nearly half the time” by David Rock (2010) https://bit.ly/2nGLgf6Dr Tasha Eurich, Ted Talk (2017) https://bit.ly/2RgbfV1Forbes, Jeff Kauflin “Only 15% of people are self-aware-here’s how to change” (2017) https://bit.ly/2ot3lxHDaniel Goleman “Working with emotional intelligence” (1996) https://bit.ly/2opJ2AZCarol Dweck, Ted Talk (2014) https://bit.ly/13BAesmMarshall Goldsmith “The 20 bad habits” https://bit.ly/2mL3lITHarvard Business Review (HBR) – Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy “Manage your energy, not your time” (2007) https://bit.ly/1GbQTnxCarol Dweck , Ted Talk https://bit.ly/2nFggfaRobert Sapolsky “Behave – The Biology of Humans at our best and worst” (2017) https://bit.ly/2nIXJPhJoshua Freedman “The Neuroscience at the Heart of Learning and Leading” (2013) https://bit.ly/2nLthnwAnd, if you would like to connect with Ben directly, you can email him at: [email protected] If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: [email protected] can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee