Most of the ideas in this post are from Carol Dweck’s book Mindset. In my last post, I talked about the Perception Monster, a voice in our head that suppresses our perceived mental, physical and emotional capabilities. The Perception Monster tells us that we can’t solve the problem, beat the record, or be lovable. Like any creature, […]
We all love a good underdog story. Where an individual or a team is facing odds that are long and hope that is short. In the movies, there is usually a motivational speech that lights a fire under our hero followed by a music montage that shows our hero finding a new level of performance […]
Full disclosure, this is not the first time you’ll hear about this topic. It’s not an original idea, but it’s important and bears repeating here. When you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to everything else. When we say “I do” to our spouses it’s typically with the agreement that we’re saying “no” to every other […]
Where I work, I have a unique situation where another associate and I co-manage a team. We each have different strengths. Together, we leverage our individuality to make the team stronger. We recently brought in two seasonal employees to help us out in our busy season. At six weeks, we decided it was time to […]
Living life with intentionality can be one of the most impactful decisions you make. Do you ever feel that your time, energy, and effort are wasted? Our lives are filled with events, circumstances, and activities that we can control or we cannot control, and being intentional means that we are controlling the controllables. As humans, […]
