DR. JIM LOEHR is Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has trained and inspired more than 250,000 leaders around the world since its creation in 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including Leading with Character and The Personal Credo Journal. DR. SHEILA OHLSSON WALKER is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College in London.

• Foreword ixIntroduction 1Part I Your Own Decision Advisor (y.o.d.a) Fundamentals 9Chapter 1 Health Ignites Wisdom in Decision-Making 11Chapter 2 Getting Through to the Inner Core 25Chapter 3 The Voices in Our Head 33Chapter 4 Time for Serious Reflection 39Chapter 5 Equipping Y.O.D.A. with the Right Stuff 47Chapter 6 Protecting Your Inner Core at All Costs 55Chapter 7 Nature via Nurture: The Science of Uploading Y.O.D.A. 63Part II Y.o.d.a. Applied to Children, Teens, And Families 75Chapter 8 Y.O.D.A. Rising: Parenting Young Children 77Chapter 9 High- Performance Training for Parents: Y.O.D.A. for Teens 85Chapter 10 Transforming Your Family Story with Your Trained Inner Voice 93Part III Y.o.d.a. in the Broader Arena of Life 101Chapter 11 Managing Energy and Your Inner Voice 103Chapter 12 Managing Emotions and the Role of Y.O.D.A. 111Chapter 13 The Inner Voice and Managing Stress 127Chapter 14 The Role of Y.O.D.A. in Finding Flow 135Chapter 15 Y.O.D.A. Guided Storytelling 141Part IV Y.o.d.a. Training Strategies 153Chapter 16 Voice Training 101 155Chapter 17 Using Y.O.D.A. to Get Home 161Chapter 18 Summary Wisdom from Y.O.D.A. 171Sources 177Acknowledgments 211Index 217

DR. JIM LOEHR is Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has trained and inspired more than 250,000 leaders around the world since its creation in 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including Leading with Character and The Personal Credo Journal. DR. SHEILA OHLSSON WALKER is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College in London.

• Foreword ixIntroduction 1Part I Your Own Decision Advisor (y.o.d.a) Fundamentals 9Chapter 1 Health Ignites Wisdom in Decision-Making 11Chapter 2 Getting Through to the Inner Core 25Chapter 3 The Voices in Our Head 33Chapter 4 Time for Serious Reflection 39Chapter 5 Equipping Y.O.D.A. with the Right Stuff 47Chapter 6 Protecting Your Inner Core at All Costs 55Chapter 7 Nature via Nurture: The Science of Uploading Y.O.D.A. 63Part II Y.o.d.a. Applied to Children, Teens, And Families 75Chapter 8 Y.O.D.A. Rising: Parenting Young Children 77Chapter 9 High- Performance Training for Parents: Y.O.D.A. for Teens 85Chapter 10 Transforming Your Family Story with Your Trained Inner Voice 93Part III Y.o.d.a. in the Broader Arena of Life 101Chapter 11 Managing Energy and Your Inner Voice 103Chapter 12 Managing Emotions and the Role of Y.O.D.A. 111Chapter 13 The Inner Voice and Managing Stress 127Chapter 14 The Role of Y.O.D.A. in Finding Flow 135Chapter 15 Y.O.D.A. Guided Storytelling 141Part IV Y.o.d.a. Training Strategies 153Chapter 16 Voice Training 101 155Chapter 17 Using Y.O.D.A. to Get Home 161Chapter 18 Summary Wisdom from Y.O.D.A. 171Sources 177Acknowledgments 211Index 217

DR. JIM LOEHR is Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has trained and inspired more than 250,000 leaders around the world since its creation in 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including Leading with Character and The Personal Credo Journal. DR. SHEILA OHLSSON WALKER is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College in London.

• Foreword ixIntroduction 1Part I Your Own Decision Advisor (y.o.d.a) Fundamentals 9Chapter 1 Health Ignites Wisdom in Decision-Making 11Chapter 2 Getting Through to the Inner Core 25Chapter 3 The Voices in Our Head 33Chapter 4 Time for Serious Reflection 39Chapter 5 Equipping Y.O.D.A. with the Right Stuff 47Chapter 6 Protecting Your Inner Core at All Costs 55Chapter 7 Nature via Nurture: The Science of Uploading Y.O.D.A. 63Part II Y.o.d.a. Applied to Children, Teens, And Families 75Chapter 8 Y.O.D.A. Rising: Parenting Young Children 77Chapter 9 High- Performance Training for Parents: Y.O.D.A. for Teens 85Chapter 10 Transforming Your Family Story with Your Trained Inner Voice 93Part III Y.o.d.a. in the Broader Arena of Life 101Chapter 11 Managing Energy and Your Inner Voice 103Chapter 12 Managing Emotions and the Role of Y.O.D.A. 111Chapter 13 The Inner Voice and Managing Stress 127Chapter 14 The Role of Y.O.D.A. in Finding Flow 135Chapter 15 Y.O.D.A. Guided Storytelling 141Part IV Y.o.d.a. Training Strategies 153Chapter 16 Voice Training 101 155Chapter 17 Using Y.O.D.A. to Get Home 161Chapter 18 Summary Wisdom from Y.O.D.A. 171Sources 177Acknowledgments 211Index 217