How One Mindset Shift Can Transform Your Classroom
I first began my professional development career in 1981, teaching professionals how to use the Apple II Plus and VisiCalc—the very first electronic spreadsheet. Before VisiCalc, a “spreadsheet” was a physical green sheet of paper that…
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Love Is?
MindShifting is about the power of our brains and how they can also can become our own worst enemies, triggering “saboteurs” that keep us isolated or stressed. Sometimes, the best way to shift our mindset is…
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What if the Biggest Obstacle in Your District Isn’t the Budget or Behavior?
What if It’s the Brain? Guest post by Bridget Johnson Bridget Johnson is the Founder of The Deans’ Roundtable—a thriving professional development community where student life leaders connect, collaborate, and innovate. Over the past decade, we’ve…
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Why So Many People Around Schools Are Angry
And How MindShifting Helps Walk into almost any school today and you’ll feel it: tension, fatigue, short fuses, and quiet (or not-so-quiet) anger among teachers, administrators, parents, and sometimes students themselves. In a recent MindShifting Monday…
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Recent Interactions
Five Year Old Wisdom Last week I was out doing errands with a five year old, and we stopped for ice cream. He chose his flavor and mix-ins. We got his cup and spoon, plus a…
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Why We Created MindShifting Conversation Circles
Everywhere you look right now—schools, workplaces, families, communities—you see people struggling with conflict. We’re overloaded, exhausted, and often operating at the edge of our capacity. That strain shows up in the way we talk to one…
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Grit Alone Won’t Get You There
The Secrets of Internal Motivation When You Feel Stuck When something occurs three times in two days, I take it as a sign. Three times people were stuck or frozen, worked on their mindsets, and then…
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Why We Struggle to Teach Kids the Skills They Need Most
And What to Do Instead I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Travis Rogers on the Parenting Athletic Kids podcast, and our conversation went right to the heart of something I see everywhere—in schools,…
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