Mindset Differences across U.S. Geographic Regions
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. In the next several articles, I will be sharing the results of this effort. This week, I’m […]
Mindsets and Political Affiliation
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. In the next several articles, I will be sharing the results of this effort. This week, I’ll […]
Vertical Development Should Come Before Horizontal Development
Last year, I did a study of 153 organization’s leadership development efforts. One of the things that was revealed was the topics that organizations most commonly focus on in their leadership development programs. Here are the results: Communication & Interpersonal Skills – 72% of organizations Developing Management Skills (e.g., planning & decision-making) – 54% of […]
How Our Inward or Outward Mindset Affects Us
Mindsets are specific, recognizable, and repeatable orientations to our life’s experiences. They are specific, recognizable, and repeatable because they are strong neural connections in our brain that our brain primarily relies upon to make sense of and respond to our world. For example, when you are faced with any of the following situations, your mindsets […]
The Feedback Conundrum & What to Do About It
“For me, there is really only one big choice to make in life: Are you willing to fight to find out what’s true? Do you deeply believe that finding out what is true is essential to your well-being? Do you have a genuine need to find out if you or others are doing something wrong […]
An Indicator for Identifying Your Self-Limiting Beliefs
This seems simplistic, but it is reality: One of the things that I have learned is that when we have beliefs structured around an “either-or,” it is generally a signal that we are holding an incorrect belief that is limiting us. For example, what if you believe that you can have either money “or” happiness? […]
