The first mindset conflict I typically must help a client with is the process vs. the outcome mindset. After all, these mindsets not only have the biggest impact on motivation, they also cause conflicts within one’s ego which then leads to negative achievement behaviors. Outcomes are uncontrollable. Consequently, when your motivation comes from things you […]
I am a firm believer that one of the secrets to success is learning how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. In other words, you must learn how to deal with pain if you want to be successful. However, the truth is this saying is misleading. The reality is that you don’t ever get comfortable with […]
It’s not that hard to do research to identify what it takes to rise from good to great. There are books like Peak by Anders Ericsson, Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin, Developing Talent in Young People by Benjamin S. Bloom, and of course I can’t forget to mention the famous Jim Collins’ book that […]