Growing a Growth Mindset
One of the simplest ways to support and recognize each other, whether it’s at work, school, or at home, is to offer timely, sincere, 100-percent positive praise. But is your praise as effective as it could be?
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How To Develop a Growth Mindset
How many times have you said, “I can’t do this” out loud or in your head. When you say this, you are promoting a fixed mindset. Fixed mindsets don’t help us grow or achieve our goals. To develop a growth mindset, our brains need to be complemented and treated with compassion. A growth mindset helps us to develop intelligence, talents and abilities.
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Building a Team – Surround Yourself with Good People
If you’re building a team, you’ve probably read “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. His advice about getting the right people on the bus and getting them in the right seats is priceless. In the real world, we sometimes don’t have the luxury of building teams from the ground up and often need to work with the people we have. How do you build a team when the people you have might not be the ideal? Here are a few tips for getting closer to the team you want:
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Laughter Can Rewrite Family History
This month will make my family and I one year anniversary of being a blended family. This is truly worth a celebration. I would be lying if I said it was all peaches and cream. During the past year we have had our share of family woes. There were some days that were just downright overwhelming; I asked myself what the hell did I get myself into?
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