Growth Minded

Learn the unseen secrets that has made a select few successful - across music, sports, and education!

For the last episode of 2021, I outline some of the most influential books that I've read throughout the year including Think and Grow Rich, Tuesdays with Morrie, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, How to Win Friends and Influence People, and Think Like a Monk!

Dr. Doraiswamy, the head of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical Center says, "if thankfulness was a drug, it would be the world's best-selling product" which can help to regulate major systems in your body. In the latest episode of Growth Minded learn how gratitude can help improve your sleep, raise your dopamine levels, and how you can implement this habit into your life. Special thanks to Mike Olano and Shannon Pepe! https://linktr.ee/growthminded

I sit down with my grandma, Dolores Sisk, who celebrated her 87th birthday in 2021. Dolores shares her thoughts on life values, work ethic, and things she wishes she knew in her twenties.

I'm joined by Scholastica Okoye, an Experienced Assurance Associate at BDO, USA. Scholastica is an accounting professional with consulting expertise interested in transferring into Audit services and working on acquiring her CPA license.   

In today's faced-paced world, businesses are facing scrutiny from stakeholders including board members, regulators, customers, and prospects. Trust and accountability are becoming more important than ever which is why CPA firms provide System and Organization Controls reporting which allows companies to build trust with stakeholders by proactively taking stock of the controls in place to mitigate risk and ensure transparency into the effectiveness of these risk management efforts.

If we use our time wisely in our twenties, during a period of critical growth and change, then we set ourselves up for success across work, relationships, and our brain/body.

Dr. Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist and draws on more than a decade of working with hundreds of twentysomethings. I'll share the top takeaways from the Defining Decade.

The Grit Scale measure mental toughness and the Hard Thing Rule is a habit that you can use to improve your mental strength.

Measure your mental strength with the Grit Scale now available using the link on my IG: growth_minded_

Since the covid-19 crisis began, $175B of emergency funding was allocated to hospitals and medical facilities but less than 1% went into mental health and substance abuse services. Bridget Pepe, a licensed psychiatric PA, shares tips on how young people can build mental resilience including strategies like mentalizing and daily affirmations. Young Americans suffer the most from anxiety and depression and the goal of this episode is to help you build mental strength and reach your greatest potential. 

Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Duckworth argues GRIT is the secret to outstanding achievement.   

I’ll break down Duckworth’s book, “Grit’ – why it matters, how to grow grit from the inside out and how to grow grit from the outside in!

I had the privilege to interview George Harry who spoke on strategies and tactics regarding professional development. I also asked George his opinion on a growth mindset.   

George has a 35-year track record of developing optimum solutions to complex organizational and logistics solutions. He served as the Director of Johnson and Johnson's Global Transportation team and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University.