Linchpin Mindset

July 14th, 2010

Linchpin, by Seth Godin, is a thought provoking book about making a difference… about being the difference. Have you accepted that you are average and view your life through your average comfort zone? Or, are you seeing opportunities… creating opportunities… trusting and launching into the opportunity?

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Limited View Mindset

June 17th, 2010

Oil disaster in Gulf of Mexico… downsizing in an organization… tweaking the finances for quarterly reporting… eating too much!!  Each of these are examples of where limited view or short term thinking has been used and resulted in undesirable consequences. Do you think with a limited view or broader/long term view?

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Etiquette Mindset

June 8th, 2010

Welcome to National Business Etiquette Week, June 7 through 13! When you think of business etiquette, what do you think of?

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Skillset verses Mindset

May 27th, 2010

In your opinion, is there more impact on success from skillset or mindset? Can you be successful with a low skillset and a great mindset? Or a high skillset and a challenging mindset?  What can guarantee success?

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Mindset created from Name

April 29th, 2010

It seems that just hearing a name for something often activates our mindset about the named item. Assumptions are made; judgements are made; likes and dislikes are established… even before fully understanding the named item. For example, I was recently given a plant that is known as a Chicken Gizzard plant. Wow, now that’s a name that stirs up some assumptions…

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Money Mindset

April 7th, 2010

What would occur if you increase your income significantly?  Such as $1 million, $10 million or more? Certainly you would purchase some things, invest some and ensure that it lasts through the rest of your life… right?

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Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset

March 4th, 2010

Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset — Which do you tend toward? And is it possible to change a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset? Stanford University Professor Carol Dweck outlines these two types of mindsets and the impact on personal development and success in her book, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success.

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Resilient Mindset

February 17th, 2010

As a former competitive swimmer and current snow skier, I love the Olympics – both summer and winter. My favorite part of the Olympics is hearing the athletes’ stories of passion, overcoming challenges, and pursuing their dream. There is so much we can learn from them including how they handle difficulties and challenges.

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Awareness Mindset

February 10th, 2010

Awareness is the start of change. You’ve heard that before. I agree that it is the start, however it take more than awareness to successfully and sustainably change.

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Creative Mindset

January 13th, 2010

How creative are you? If you think of creativity as only being artistic, musical, or such, then you would probably would say you are not. However, creativity can be defined as doing something different than previously done. Now, how creative are you? Everyone is creative because everyone has done something different than previously done…

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