#  Harnessing the Voice Inside Your Head & How to Shape a Perfect Meeting

     Details    Mike Carruthers   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         January 29 2023       - [  Previous Article **Easy Ways to Rid Toxins From Your Home & Secrets to Having a Happy Pet** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26428:easy-ways-to-rid-toxins-from-your-home-secrets-to-having-a-happy-pet&catid=399)
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> You have a voice inside your head. It talks to you all the time and tells you good things and bad things. It can be a positive coach or a negative critic. Where does that voice come from? How can you use that voice to your advantage? Find out by listening to my guest Ethan Kross. He is an award-winning psychologist, professor at the University of Michigan and author of the book [Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It ](https://amzn.to/38XXEwa)
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> While meetings can be good and are often necessary, it does seem that a lot of meetings are a big waste of time. Wouldn’t it be great if you could make meetings better? You absolutely can according to my guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart. She is founder of a company called Meeteor (www.meeteor.com) which helps businesses improve the quality of meetings. Marnie is coauthor of the book [Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings](https://amzn.to/2XXL2yT). Listen as she offers some easy ways to make your meeting more productive and engaging.
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  - [  Previous Article **Easy Ways to Rid Toxins From Your Home &amp; Secrets to Having a Happy Pet** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26428:easy-ways-to-rid-toxins-from-your-home-secrets-to-having-a-happy-pet&catid=399)
- [  Next Article **Critical Steps to Quality Sleep &amp; The Secret to Productive Disagreements** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26378:critical-steps-to-quality-sleep-the-secret-to-productive-disagreements&catid=399)
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