Day: February 10, 2025

Mindset Mastery Skill #8 of 101: The ability to build rapport with new people in a meaningful and memorable way The ability to connect quickly and deeply with new people is crucial for us coaches who do a weird thing called ‘chemistry sessions’. The purpose is to allow you to see us for the first… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Build Rapport in a Meaningful Way

Mindset Mastery Skill #7 of 101: The ability to recognise that your irritation with someone may be because you dislike that trait in yourself Have you heard of the saying, “Perception is projection”? What does that mean? As human beings, our experience of the world is a reflection of our inner thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs.… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Recognising that Perception is Projection

Mindset Mastery Skill #6 of 101: The ability to see ‘sliding doors’ moments in your past and appreciate where you are right now Being grateful is a gift. So many people I coach have fixated on the past in terms of what they lack, what they missed out on, what they ‘failed’ at, rather than… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Being Grateful for ‘Sliding Doors’ Moments

Mindset Mastery Skill #5 of 101: The ability to ‘lean into’ the strengths of others, by modelling them when you need to Role modelling other people means we don’t need to be good at everything to succeed. Few of us have the time to learn to excel in areas that we’re not naturally good at… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Drawing Strength from Others by Role Modelling

Mindset Mastery Skill #4 of 101: The ability to manage other people’s expectations of you and protect your energy Managing expectations is key to our success. We know we’re no good to others if we don’t look after ourselves first, but most people wait until they’re feeling exhausted to push back on how much they’re… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Managing Expectations of Others

Mindset Mastery Skill #3 of 101: The ability to recognise and mitigate risks while still moving forward in life Our natural tendency when faced with risk is to simply freeze or even to retreat. The skill of overcoming fear in these moments allows us to maintain progress towards our goals instead of losing momentum. What… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Overcoming Fear

Mindset Mastery Skill #2 of 101: The ability to step into someone else’s model of the world and empathise deeply with them In order to truly empathise with others we need to temporarily let go of our own perspectives and beliefs and ‘try on’ another person’s model of the world. This is the number one… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Empathise Deeply with Others

Mindset Mastery Skill 1 of 101: The ability to ‘reframe’ virtually negative emotions or situation and recognise a positive learning This is simply the most effective way to let go of lingering negative emotions and to take positive learnings forward with us into the future. Although this might sound almost impossible in moments of upset,… Continue reading Mindset Mastery: Learning to Reframe Negative Emotions