Mindset
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Content whose primary subject is how an individual manages their own psychology, focus, habits, or relationship with work. The unit of change is the *person themselves*, not their business or team.
Showing 2363 articles for Mindset.
How to figure out what to do with your life
Silicon Valley Girl
July 25, 2024
Goal setting
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Difficulty is constant — choose the problem with the best results
Clarity comes from trying things, not waiting for the right answer
A two-column exercise surfaces what you actually value in work
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Everyone and everything is like a river: Stoic impermanence and leadership
The Daily Stoic
July 25, 2024
Identity & self-belief
7
Management
6
Work-life balance
5
The same text yields new meaning every time you change.
Leadership means owning every problem no one else can solve.
Design each day complete — don't defer life to a future payoff.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Six life lessons for your twenties and beyond
Silicon Valley Girl
July 23, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
8
Motivation
8
Passion turns you into a 1.2 performer — mediocrity compounds downward
Start passive income in your twenties; the stock market is the easiest entry
Your focus shapes reality — positive framing changes the decisions you make
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 22, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
7
Resilience & grit
5
Burnout stems from chronic stress across six work dimensions, not exhaustion alone.
Stimulation fasts reset your dopamine baseline, unlocking presence and deliberate focus.
Analog activities and savoring unlock meaning that digital stimulation cannot deliver.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
The five stages of the entrepreneurial transition curve
Cameron Herold
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
10
Identity & self-belief
7
Bipolar disorder traits match 85–90% of entrepreneurs — it's called the CEO disease
Crisis of meaning: the stage where founders silently hit rock bottom
You can't think or work your way out — external support is the only path through
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Finding your calling: talent, passion and the sweet spot
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Motivation
8
Vision & mission
6
Success without significance is always empty — talent alone isn't enough.
The sweet spot lives at the intersection of top talent and top passion.
Changing careers rarely means starting over — it's a detour, not a reset.
Deep work & focus
YouTube
Solitude as a leadership tool: how quiet thinking sharpens decisions
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
6
Solitude delivers four distinct leadership benefits — including moral courage
Eisenhower and Lincoln used writing to themselves as structured solitude
Start with 10-minute pockets; the retreat model is not required
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Mental habits that hold you back: lessons from Amy Morin
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
8
Motivation
6
Eliminating bad mental habits matters as much as building good ones.
Resentment of others' success costs you focus on your own goals.
Overnight success is a myth — Morin's viral post followed six years of writing.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
How to find advisors who actually help you move forward
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
9
Communication
7
Venting to others often intensifies negative thinking rather than resolving it.
Helpful advisors meet both emotional and cognitive needs — most only meet one.
Build a deliberate board of advisors, different people for different problems.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Getting Things Done: David Allen on the GTD methodology
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Productivity & habits
10
Deep work & focus
7
Your head is for ideas, not storage — externalise everything
Next action thinking is the cure for procrastination and stuck decisions
Always-on technology exploits dopamine loops and kills deep thinking
Work-life balance
YouTube
Practical approaches to work-life balance for busy parents
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Work-life balance
9
Productivity & habits
7
Automation & tools
5
Balance is a continuous correction, not a state you reach
Shared calendars and pre-communicated boundaries prevent schedule chaos
Automating recurring tasks buys back hours for family presence
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Getting unstuck: movement as a practice at any age
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
8
Motivation
6
Stuckness is an illusion — redirect the flashlight forward, not back.
Find the trickle, not the dam: tiny motion is always available.
A 102-year-old doctor reclaimed her voice at 93 through a dream.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How to find meaningful work through declaration and experimentation
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
8
Goal setting
7
Management
5
Clarity comes from declaring priorities, not waiting for inspiration
Low-cost experiments let you test career hypotheses before committing
Managers who support career experiments retain people more effectively
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Five ways to avoid living with regret
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
9
Communication
6
Lessons from 30 funerals: what the dying wished they had done.
Listening without giving answers builds lasting confidence in others.
Scheduling people like meetings prevents the regret of missed connection.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How to recognise and become a remarkable person
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Hiring & recruitment
6
Culture building
5
Passions are developed through sampling, not found in a single moment.
The path to remarkable outcomes starts with deliberately small steps.
A growth mindset fails inside a fixed mindset organisation.