Vertical Development – Mind 1.0
Vertical development is a form of development that focuses on upgrading one’s internal operating system (i.e., becoming better). It is all about enhancing one’s ability to make meaning in more cognitively and emotionally sophisticated ways.
The 10 Laws of Vertical Development
When it comes to personal and leadership development, there are two forms of development: Horizontal development – Increasing one’s knowledge, skills, and capabilities This is like adding an app onto an iPad, it broadens its functionality New knowledge, skills, and capabilities broadens one’s functionality, but it does not improve how effectively the iPad operates Vertical […]
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 […]
How Our Fixed or Growth 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 frequently 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 […]
What Prevents Us From Developing Vertically
Last week, I suggested that most leadership development programs focus on horizontal development, but very few focus on vertical development. Horizontal development involves helping leaders add more knowledge, skills, and competencies. This is like adding an app onto an iPad. It increases the breadth of its operation. But, it doesn’t necessarily improve the operating power […]
Vertical Development: Elevating Your Leadership
There are two types of development leaders can go through: horizontal development and vertical development.
Rewiring to Develop Positive Mindsets: Integrating the Mind
This is the final article in a four-part series. In the first article, I explained that our mindsets are long-range neural connections in the brain that connect the three different brain regions. They effectively serve as the circuit board for our mind. In the second article, I explained that when someone has negative mindsets, it […]
Trauma: Its Effects on Our Life and Our Mindsets
In last week’s blog post (What Causes People to Possess Negative Mindsets?), I discussed how when we have negative mindsets, it is a signal that the wiring in our brain (particularly the wiring between our three major brain regions) is not properly integrated. Our negative mindsets and this lack of integration generally comes about because […]
Get Unstuck & Live More Aligned with Your Dreams
Take a moment and ask yourself this question: “Where in my life do I feel stuck?” Is this a source of anxiety for you? If so, I want to help you get unstuck. Discovery Calls A couple of months ago, I launched my online course: High Octane Mindsets. Prior to joining the course, I have […]
Story From Book: How a Fixed Mindset Limited My Success
The book launch for “Success Mindsets” is two weeks away. To highlight the launch, I want to share a personal story from my book about how having a fixed mindset limited my success. Then, at the end, I’ll add on something that I have learned since then that I wish I could go back and […]
