Mindset

The Will And Ways Of Hope

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Creativity, Mindset, Hope, Optimism, Psychologists, Law School, Emotions, Motivational System, Psychologist, Hope and Success, Hope Success, Hope for Success, Emotional Intelligence, Hope of Success, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Psychologists have proposed lots of different "vehicles" over the years: grit, self-efficacy, optimism, passion, inspiration, etc. They are all important. One vehicle, however, is particularly undervalued and under-appreciated in psychology and society. That's hope.

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The Scientific Key To Negotiating Like An Expert

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Mindset, Cooperating, Embracing Risk, Achievement, Loss, Motivation, Buying, Success, Gain, Raise, Prevention, Promotion, Price, Confidence, Risk, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

The different ways of looking at the same goal (e.g., to pay the lowest price, to get the biggest raise) have profound effects on the way we approach negotiation.

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Why We Are in Need of a Positive Worldshift

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Mindset, Consciousness, World, Revolution, Tipping Point, WorldShift 2012, Earth Changes, Future, Social Systems, Conscious Evolution, World News
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.

here will be obstacles in the years, decades ahead, yet at the same time we should be reassured that there very definitely is a future awaiting us too.

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Parenting: What Praise Helps and What Praise Harms?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Mindset, Margaret Paul, Education, Praise, Children, Iq, Inner Bonding, Carol Dweck, Teachers, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Astounding research shows that praising children for their abilities actually lowers their level of achievement, while praising them for their effort ...

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The Most Important Item on Your Kids' Back-to-School List

Sam Sommers | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Intelligence, Parents-Back-to-School, Teachers, Schools, Parenting, Mental Muscle, Teaching, Back to School, School Buses, Dr. Carol Dweck, Books, Parks, Stanford University, Reading, Skills, Mindset, Research, Hong Kong, Psychology, Exams, Perseverance, Situations Matter, Dr. Sam Sommers, Parents News
Sam Sommers

When you start your own back-to-school shopping this month -- for your kids or for yourself -- don't forget the most important item on that list: the right mentality.

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Driving To A New Mindset In 2011

Margaret Moore | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Make a Positive Change, Make Positive Change, New Mindset, Mindset, Inspiration, Motivation, Resolutions, Healthy Living News
Margaret Moore

Change doesn't happen unless we have a good dose of both motivation and confidence working together. It's important to charge and recharge our motivational and confidence batteries daily.

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Has Coddling an Entire Generation of Children Set Them Up for Failure?

David Rock | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Esteem, Education, Mindset, Resillience, Self-Esteem, Learning, Parenting, Status, Children, Childhood, Healthy Living News
David Rock

It may be that we have failed a whole generation of children by telling them how special and great they are, and coddling them from doing anything too difficult (or dangerous).

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Yesterday's History, Tomorrow's A Mystery

David Wygant | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Success, Jude Law, Mindset, Mistakes, Tips, How to Be Successful, David Wygant, Self-Esteem, Life Advice, Help, Sienna Miller, Advice, Self-Help, Job Success, Dating Advice, Dating Success, Dating Mindset, 401k, Healthy Living News
David Wygant

You need to make mistakes every day. You also need to embrace every one of those mistakes, because it is when you embrace your mistakes that you will learn from them.

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Greening Hollywood: A Future To Go

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mindset, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Design, Electric Vehicles, Future to Go, U.S. Air Force, California Air Resources Board, Mta, Kaiser Permanente, Andy Karsner, David Wilkie, Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Lightcraft Technologies, Kill Spencer, Amory Lovins, Greening Hollywood, Plug-in Vehicle, Venrock, Green News
Paige Donner

Pasadena's Art Center College of Design believes that design can bridge eco-friendly products, services and technologies with the public's desire to l...

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America, Abandoned On Its Own Petard?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalization, Obama Transition, Obama, International Relations, Mindset, John F Kennedy, Pearl Harbor, War on Terror, Cuban Missile Crisis, Terrorism, 9/11, US Intervention Abroad, US Foreign Relations, World War II, War on Terrorism, Politics News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

What if, just like us, other countries are content to let America be in the crosshairs of terrorist regimes and turn a jaundiced eye rather than roll their sleeves up and help?

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