Why You Must Develop a Philosophy for Your Life

If you want to have a winning mindset, you must have a personal philosophy for your life and the pursuit of your goals. Think of yourself as a new head coach and the first thing you must do is choose a philosophy for your team. For example, football coaches call their offensive and defensive philosophies […]

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Overcoming the Conflict Between the Process and Outcome Mindsets

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 […]

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The Effect of Having a Shortcut Mindset

Having a shortcut mindset means that you prefer to skip gaining experience for the sake of getting to outcomes faster. This manifest commonly in those who play the lottery, gamble without calculating the risks, and try get rich quick schemes. In sports, you will find this mindset in those who take illegal performance enhancing drugs […]

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