An Undervalued Key to Effective Leadership: Possessing a Willingness for Reinvention
Fill in the blank: I want to be a successful/effective/loving ____________________. I imagine that your ‘blank’ was filled with “leader,” “spouse,” “parent,” “manager,” “employee,” “teacher,” or something similar. I want to propose an idea to you: Your ability to become truly successful/effective/loving is contingent on your willingness to reinvent yourself. I am not talking about […]
Gauging Your Vertical Development Altitude – Part 1
(If you are already familiar with my vertical development framework, skip down two sections) There are two different forms of development that we can focus on to develop ourselves: horizontal development and vertical development. Horizontal development is increasing our knowledge, skills, and competencies. This form of development is valuable because it allows us to DO […]
The Three Levels of Vertical Development
Vertical Development Law #1: Different people make meaning of their world with varying degrees of cognitive and emotional sophistication. Vertical Development Law #2: People with greater ability to make meaning of their world in cognitively and emotionally sophisticated ways possess greater ability to navigate complexity, be more agile, and lead more effectively. Based upon these […]
Vertical Development – Mind 2.0
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.
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 […]
Can You Quantify the Value of a Perspective Shift?
When you look back on your life, can you identify instances in which your perspective significantly shifted? It is my guess that these instances were inflection points that altered your trajectory, and they could be for either the positive or the negative. For now, let’s focus on the positive shifts. Can you quantify the value […]
The Two Keys to Improving Your Mindsets
Because of the foundational role your mindsets play in how you live your life, improving your mindsets is life-transforming. It has been for me. I focus on four sets of mindsets that range from negative to positive. Before I knew anything about mindsets, I used to be on the negative side of each of the […]
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 […]
