Have you ever felt confused, guilty, or emotionally off-balance after a conversation — even though you didn’t do anything wrong? Chances are, you encountered one of the 3 manipulative phrases people use to twist the narrative and control the emotional tone. In this episode of the Mind For Life Podcast, Dr. Jeff Bogaczyk breaks down […]
Life Skills
Empathetic Listening: Mastering Authentic Communication
In today’s fast-paced world, forging genuine connections and effectively communicating with others has become increasingly important. One crucial aspect of building such connections is empathetic listening, a skill that enables individuals to understand and relate to others on a deeper level. In this blog post, we’ll delve into this concept, explore its theoretical foundations, and […]
Embracing an Unconventional Mindset: Lateral Thinking for Creativity
In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, creativity and innovation are more important than ever. The ability to think differently and solve complex problems is crucial for personal and professional growth. One way to foster this ability is by embracing an unconventional mindset and using lateral thinking to achieve creative breakthroughs. In this post, we’ll explore […]
How A Life Of Continual Learning Puts You In Position For Success
A Life of Continual Learning Can continual learning contribute to your success? What would you say the odds are that a person who left college after just one year to take a job for $57 a week as a stock clerk in a department store would one day grow up to become a millionaire at […]
A Nice Person’s Guide To Becoming More Assertive
The Limitations Of Niceness When it comes to our business and personal relationships, I think that a lot of the problems that nice people have can be solved by becoming more assertive. Nice people are great. They are likable. They are fun to be around (for a while, at least). They make you feel better […]
How To Overcome The Threshold of Inconvenience
“Success is gained, not by talent, but by sheer determination.” If you’ve ever watched the television show Shark Tank, you may have noticed something obvious. Not every great idea gets accepted by the sharks. Of all the people applying to get on the show – approximately 45,000 each year – less than 1% ever make […]
3 Critical Strategies to Think Better
Whenever someone talks about having greater success in life, inevitably the first area that needs to be addressed prior to any behavior or action are the strategies to think better. The fact is, we all have destructive thinking patterns that operate outside of our conscious awareness and result in negative outcomes with potentially disastrous consequences for […]
MFL 58 – Concussions and Neural-Visual Training With Dr. Joe Clark
Concussions and Neural-Visual Training with Dr. Joe Clark On this program, we have the great honor of hosting Dr. Joe Clark, professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Clark has lived in Oxford, Paris, and Moscow and he currently serves as a professor at Cincinnati in the department of neurology where part of […]
3 Characteristics of Being Authentic
Being Authentic Why is it that we like some people more than others? Did you ever think about that? What characteristics do the people we enjoy being around have in common? I pretty much classify the people in my life into four groups: the jerks, those I have to put up with, those I get […]
What’s one thing Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan have in common? Coachability.
The power of coachability I’m going to start out with a premise: talent notwithstanding, the greatness of a team depends in equal parts on how good the coach is at coaching and how good the players are at being coached. We all like to think that the greatness of a coach is the primary factor […]
3 Secrets On How To Be Friendly And Why You Should
Friendliness and Likability Why is friendliness one of the essential skills needed for success in business and life? Here’s one reason, if you’re want to be able to influence other people, learning how to be friendly is a necessity. This article is part of the 52 Essential Skills Course at Mind For Life. You can […]
How To Create Enthusiasm By Hacking Your Biochemistry
The Mystery of Enthusiasm If you’re like me and I suspect like many people, one of the most significant obstacles that you have to overcome in your life is the lack of motivation to do things. When confronted with a task that I need to do, I have become an expert in finding ways not […]