The Mindset of “Why” vs “What” when Dealing with Problems and Solutions

More often than not, it’s not beneficial to debate the “why” for a problem and solution if the other person is thinking only about the “what”. These two mindsets of dealing with problems and solutions don’t tend to go well together. However, you can learn a lot about a person’s motivations by understanding which path […]

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Counterpoint: There Is A Wrong Way To Do The Right Thing

One of my favorite sayings is that there is no right way to do the wrong thing. I usually say this to people who: focus on fixing their weaknesses instead of maximizing their strengths, live in the past and future instead of living in the present, or people who let things they can’t control dictate […]

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The Mindset Research That Destroys How Parents View Youth Sports

Most parents view performance in youth sports as the tell-tale sign of whether or not they have an athletic child. If their child comes out of the womb with the ability to throw, kick, or run then parents automatically assume they have a future athlete on their hands. On the other hand, if their child struggles […]

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