The Ajna center

Defined Ajna center

You process information the same way every time, so your opinions hold steady instead of shifting with the room — your thinking is consistent and logical because it doesn't bend to whoever you're talking to. The risk: treating a firm opinion like it's a decision-making authority. Your mind is built to make sense of things after the fact, not to choose what happens next.

Tip: Use your mind to understand, not to decide — let your actual authority make the call.

Open (undefined) Ajna center

Your mind genuinely flexes — you can hold and understand a lot of different viewpoints without needing to pick one. The trap is faking certainty you don't actually have, just because everyone else in the meeting seems so sure of their opinions and you don't want to look unsure.

Tip: It's fine to say 'I don't know' — pretending to be certain when you're not is the real trap here.

Question to ask yourself

Am I pretending to be certain just to fit in?