So much of parenting or lead leadership revolves around trying to get people to change their behavior. What if we could think about setting, and not even changing, but setting mind sets for them that them adopt adaptive behaviours on their own accord? So instead of trying to get my three year to eat brockley because she should, what can i do to shape her mind set about the nature of healthy foods? And then you realize, oh, you know, all these tactics are actually reinforcing the mind set that those are the less tasty, less appealing things to eat. You know, going back to the stress thing, this is really important, cause a lot of parents and a lot of leaders try
“Stress is natural, stress is inevitable when you're living a life that's connected with things you care about. And learning how to embrace it, learning how to work with it is really what helps us thrive and grow and perform at our highest level, according to psychologist and associate professor at Stanford, Alia Crum.
In this podcast episode, Crum talks with host and lecturer Matt Abrahams about her research and findings as principal investigator of the Stanford Mind and Body Lab where she is focusing on reshaping our mindset to embrace stress. “There's a whole side of stress that shows that it can have enhancing qualities on our cognitive functioning, our physical health and on how we behave and interact with others,” she says.
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