Are You Over-Exaggerating the Difficulty of Personal Transformation?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-09-10T23:54:58-07:00I have two pulled muscles: one physical and one emotional. I want to share
Becoming a More Positive Influence: Are You the Villain?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:15-07:00Why are leaders commonly villains? They have some fears and insecurities that cause them to act in ways that are fully justified to them, but are actually damaging to those they lead.
Becoming a More Positive Influence: Know How to Build Trust
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:15-07:00If we can better understand how we evaluate trustworthiness in others, we can do a better job of managing the trust that others have in us.
Becoming a More Positive Influence: Start with Rewiring Your Brain
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:15-07:00If we have developed the wiring for a certain orientation, or if we rely upon one side of our prefrontal cortex, does that mean that we are stuck? No! We can rewire our brains to navigate life more effectively and become more of someone others want to follow.
Why Do Organizations Miss the Mark when Developing Their Leaders?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:15-07:00Thus, if organizations want to more effectively develop their leaders, they need to focus on the three foundational elements of self-leadership: self-awareness, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence.
Personal & Leadership Development: Why Focus on Mindsets and Not Behaviors?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:16-07:00Rather than focusing on lists that tell us how we should act or behave, a much better approach when improving ourselves and our leadership is to focus on our mindsets.
Do Parents’ Mindsets Shape Their Children’s Academic Experience and Homework-Related Conflict?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:16-07:00If you as a parent want to experience less homework-related conflict and your children to have higher academic achievement, then it is critical that you develop a growth mindset.
Cognitive Dissonance: Why You May Be Preventing the Success You are Seeking
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:17-07:00Many are unwilling to learn and become better because their egos prevent them from acknowledging that, although they were likely doing their best, their ignorance and prior actions have been less than ideal.
The 25 Benefits of Mindfulness According to Research
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:18-07:00Over 4,000 scholarly articles on mindfulness suggests that we should be taking it much more seriously. As a result, we are starting to see organizations such as Google, Aetna, mayo Clinic, and the U.S. Army adopt mindfulness training. This article identifies 25 clear benefits of mindfulness.
Do You Think That Your Thinking is the Best Way to Think?
Ryan Gottfredson2019-04-25T11:50:19-07:00I am learning more and more that what is standing between where we are and the success we want to achieve is OURSELVES; and in particular, our thinking.