How to Develop More of a Growth Mindset

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If you feel like a mindset novice, before reading this article, you might find value in reading these two articles: What are Mindsets & Why are They Foundational to Our Success? Research-Backed Benefits of Possessing a Growth Mindset They lay the groundwork for why we need to focus on developing more of a growth mindset. […]

Making the Unconscious Conscious

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We are going to start this article with a BANG! Sit on this quote for a minute or two: “Until you make the unconscious conscious it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” -Carl Jung Is your unconscious directing your life? Most likely, yes. But, the degree to which your unconscious is […]

Do You Approach Your Life & Work in the Most Optimal Way?

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How do you approach performance situations? Think your work, parenting, and education (current or past schooling). People generally take one of three approaches: They attempt to avoid disapproval and negative judgments (Performance-Avoid Orientation) They attempt to outperform others operating in that space (Performance-Approach Orientation) They attempt to master whatever it is they are doing (Learning […]

What Mode Are You Living Life In: Protection or Creation?

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More and more I am realizing that people operate in one of two modes: protection mode or creation mode. Which mode are you operating in? Protection Mode When someone is operating in protection mode, their primary desires and direction is fueled by a need to self-protect. Here are some typical protection mode desires: Desire to […]

An Invitation to Transform: Engage in Deep Learning

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Bob Quinn is a management professor at University of Michigan. He has devoted his life to studying change at both personal and organizational levels. He has written the best book on change that I have ever read: Deep Change. He recently published a new fantastic book call the Economics of Purpose. In this book, he […]

Becoming a More Positive Influence: Develop a Clear Self-Purpose

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Of 110 people surveyed, 8% seemed to have a clear purpose for their life. It is only by having a clear self-purpose that we will be willing to: (1) put off what is best for ourselves for what is best for a higher cause, and (2) do what is right, not what is easy.

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