Ryan Goulart, Vice President of Think2Perform, joins the show to share his expertise in value-based decision-making. This episode dives into the neuroscience of decision-making in a framework that prioritizes the things you care about when you are your “best self”. Ryan explains when your values, your goals, and your behaviors are all in alignment, you are your best self. What are your values? Are your daily decisions aligned with them?ABOUT RYAN GOULARTPersonal Instagram: @rpgoulartBusiness Instagram: @think2perform_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/think2performWebsite: https://www.think2perform.com/about-us/bios/ryan-goulartLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpgoulart/rgoulart@think2perform.comRyan Goulart brings to think2perform first-hand knowledge and experience from the Millennial Generation, an emerging, key stakeholder to leaders and their organizations. As Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Ryan begins by gathering and assessing available data from clients, then blends into that data think2perform’s proprietary analysis of research into similar clients, as well as research from social media and other public sources. All to assist think2perform in developing tools or programs that effectively engage audiences to meet client needs.Ryan co-authored with think2perform CEO, Doug Lennick and Roy Geer, Leveraging Your Financial Intelligence: At the Intersection of Money, Health and Happiness, which explores how financial stress impacts our physical health and emotional well-being.Ryan joined think2perform in 2010 as an expert on how the brain influences behavior, following completion of his B.S. degree in Neuroscience from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. In addition to his work on behalf of clients, Ryan also tracks evolving workplace and leadership trends in support of think2perform’s marketing to new clients. He lives in Minneapolis.CONNECT WITH USDecidedlyPodcast.comInstagram: @decidedlypodcastFacebook: @decidedlypodcast or https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcastShawn’s Instagram: @ampadvisorSanger’s Instagram: @sangersmithMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODELeveraging Financial Intelligence by Ryan Goulart, Doug Lennick, and Roy Geer: https://www.amazon.com/Leveraging-Your-Financial-Intelligence-Intersection/dp/111943078XDoug Lennick’s Episode of Decidedly, “Deciding to Think About What You Think About”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3Think2Perform’s Behavioral Financial Advice Program: https://www.think2perform.com/our-services/programs/behavioral-financial-advice Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman: https://www.amazon.com/Focus-Hidden-Excellence-Daniel-Goleman/dp/0062114964Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/055338371X Think2Perform’s Freeze Exercise: https://youtu.be/phDcUri9dD8Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making – one episode at a time!