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Client Story


When Money Doesn’t Look Like Thought in the Moment
Annika explores money through the inside-out understanding, sharing how one business owner moved from financial fear to clearer thinking, creativity, and a surprising turnaround.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Oct 2, 20172 min read


The Danger of Using The Principles to Avoid Your Feelings
Annika explores the danger of using the Three Principles to avoid difficult feelings and why genuine understanding leaves room for the full human experience.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Oct 6, 20162 min read


What is a Leadership State of Mind?
What is a leadership state of mind? Annika explains why the difference between reactive and responsive thinking can predict the quality of leadership at work and at home.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Mar 9, 20162 min read


How the Single Paradigm Impacts Leadership Effectiveness
Through a business coaching story, Annika shows how understanding the Single Paradigm can reduce mental overload and support clearer, more effective leadership.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Mar 8, 20162 min read


Valentine's Day Special: The Leadership of Love
Annika connects love and leadership in this Valentine’s reflection, exploring how clearer thinking and stronger relationships support cooperation, creativity, and responsive leadership.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Feb 13, 20152 min read


Finding Sustainable Well Being
Annika looks at sustainable wellbeing and the paradox of uncomfortable feelings: when we stop running from them, the mind can clear and the wellbeing we were chasing often reappears.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Dec 7, 20142 min read


Your Consciousness Can Change the World
A reflection on Consciousness, the inside-out understanding, and the ripple effect of clearer minds: how our level of awareness can shape not only us, but the people around us.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Oct 3, 20142 min read


There’s The List, and Then There’s Living
Annika reflects on pressure, productivity, and the subtle difference between having a list and living from one, pointing toward a more present and responsive way to move through the day.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Mar 27, 20142 min read


Mental Clarity: The Key to Starting a Successful Business
Through a coaching story, Annika shows how mental clarity can change the way an entrepreneur thinks, decides, and creates—making room for better ideas and more effective action.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Dec 6, 20132 min read
How Working on Your Thoughts is Like Being in a Leaky Boat with a Bucket
Annika uses the image of a leaky boat to explore why working on individual thoughts can be exhausting—and how the Principles point to a more fundamental understanding of experience.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Sep 25, 20133 min read
Awareness Doesn't Take Time
Through a client story, Annika shows why awareness is not another task to add to the day. It is a shift in consciousness that can make life feel fresh and alive again.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Aug 16, 20133 min read
Optimism Matters
Why does optimism matter? Annika looks at the relationship between state of mind, resilience, and our natural capacity to find fresh thinking when challenges arise.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Jul 5, 20133 min read
Nature's Design
Annika reflects on the intelligence built into the human mind through the story of an executive learning to loosen control, trust fresh thinking, and let life be more responsive.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Jun 23, 20133 min read
What Is Consciousness?
What is Consciousness in the Three Principles? Annika uses a client story to explore awareness, the experience of Thought, and the way a shift in consciousness can change what we see.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
May 25, 20133 min read
Can You Change Your Thinking?
Annika looks at a common question: can you change your thinking? Her answer points away from mental effort and toward understanding how Thought naturally moves and changes.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Apr 29, 20132 min read
Re-discovering Optimism: A Couples’ Story
Annika shares how understanding the Principles helped one couple move out of recurring conflict and rediscover communication, optimism, and confidence in their relationship.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Oct 21, 20093 min read
Staying Up in the Economic Downturn – Everything Changed when I Realized That My Inner Life Creates My Experience of LIfe
In the midst of an economic downturn, a client sees something new about the inside-out nature of experience—and finds that even difficult circumstances do not have to determine her inner life.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Aug 31, 20093 min read
How Listening Can Lead to Better Relationships
Annika explores how listening becomes easier when the mind is quieter, and how that shift can bring more understanding, warmth, and connection into our closest relationships.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Aug 20, 20092 min read
How Thought Almost Led to a Divorce
Annika shares the story of a long-married couple whose relationship shifted when they began to see how insecure Thought—not each other—was shaping years of conflict and disconnection.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Jul 18, 20093 min read
Parenting – What Happens When A Mother Calms Down
A parenting story about stress, Thought, and the powerful effect a parent’s state of mind can have on a child. As one mother settled, everyday struggles with her son began to change too.

Annika Hurwitt, PhD
Jun 22, 20094 min read
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