How many minutes of your day do you spend worrying about making a mistake at work, stressing out about workplace politics, checking out of superficial meetings or over-planning and analyzing without taking action? If you are anything like the majority of people, chances are various stressful thoughts, fears and unhealthy judgments pop up in your head and take away from your energy and productivity.

In our 17 years of working with businesses we have found that in order to keep these stressors at bay, we have to be intentional about where we focus our attention and what lens we use to process information. We like to think of that filter as our mindset, and we have dedicated our work to helping professionals of all levels, industries and personalities choose a mindset that helps them be more productive and happier at work.

As psychologist and researcher, Carol Dweck brilliantly points out in her book “Mindsets are just beliefs. They are powerful beliefs, but they’re just something in your mind, and you can change your mind.” (Dweck, Mindset: Psychology of Success, 2008). “