The doctors sit down with Sheri Smith, founder of the Indigo Impact Initiative, to talk about the importance of aligning students and young adults with their true selves and values in their career paths and life decisions.

She calls for a mindset shift for educators, moving away from rigid compliance to transformational conversations that validate a student's unique strengths leading to greater freedom, connection, and positive social impact. Discover how those insights transform workplaces and people for the better.

Short AI summary of Episode 17 of the MindScience Playbook featuring Jim Dryburgh. Check out supplemental materials and visuals tied to this episode by clicking below.

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Join Jim Dryburgh, founder of the Balanced Work Life Company, as he shares how transition from a reactive existence to a proactive, intentional life. Individuals need to establish a proactive connection with their "future selves" to navigate a world characterised by accelerating technological change and increased human longevity.

By treating identity as a flexible asset rather than a fixed state, individuals can navigate systemic shifts with agency and purpose. Find out how in today’s episode.

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What’s your story? Find out with Dr. Bonnstetter’s book, Defined by Moments: An Invitation to Revisit, Rethink, and Refine Your Story. In this episode, he shares personal stories in an illustrating the importance of self-reflection to understanding personal motivation and his own behavioral drivers.

Discover the brain science behind motivation, retrospective analysis, and the deep self-awareness that guides effective leadership and interpersonal relationships.

Want to shift your perspective? Start using an ‘asset model’ to build on natural strengths instead of identifying weaknesses with a ‘deficit model’. Drs. Ron Bonnstetter and Dave Gosselin learn from Randy Vlasin, head of Personal Horizons Consulting.

Bringing 36 years of experience as an educator, Vlasin believes that an educator's primary role is to provide opportunities for students to discover their innate talents and create their own success. Find out how that translates to entrepreneurship and personal and professional success.

Let’s end the year strong! What was the MindScience Playbook's biggest lesson from 2025? Leaders must first understand and manage themselves before they can lead others. Explore the hidden self-awareness gap, why psychological safety is non-negotiable, and how neuroscience reshapes what high-performing teams need to thrive.

Join Drs. Ron Bonnstetter and Dave Gosselin as they challenge traditional leadership development and invite leaders to shift from being skilled “doers” to intentional “beings” who lead through who they are, every day.

What does great leadership start with? Leading yourself.  Guest Chip Scholz shares the Five C’s Framework—Context, Clarity, Conditioning, Choice, and Character—as a roadmap for personal growth. Learn how to shift from “doing” to “being” through reflection, intentional development, and seeing leadership as its own profession.

Dig into these insights with Drs. Ron Bonnstetter and Dave Gosselin, and find out how Chip’s approach supports psychological safety, strong teams, and more purposeful living.

How do you overcome subconscious barriers to success? Drs. Ron Bonnstetter and Dave Gosselin reveal through the story of Cindy Miller, founder of the nonprofit Pursue Your It, Inc. Cindy’s journey from “the worst of the best” on the LPGA tour to a successful coach and youth advocate is one you have to hear to believe.

Learn how to empower yourself and others, quiet outside voices that limit your potential, and train your brain for maximum success.

What makes leadership truly human? Guest expert Joan Graci joins Dr. Ron Bonnstetter and Dr. Dave Gosselin to explore how understanding behavior and managing emotions create more effective leaders. She reveals why 70% of leaders think they’re self-aware—but only 10% of their teams agree.

Discover how our brain’s instinct for safety shapes leadership blind spots, and learn why mastering “human skills” and the science of human behavior are essential to building authentic, connected leadership.

What one aspect improves self-awareness, psychological safety, and effective leadership? Developed listening skills. Dr. Ron Bonnstetter and Dr. Dave Gosselin sit down with Jeff Kincaid, author of the forthcoming book "Listening to Lead."

They talk about increasing awareness, focus, patience, silence, and comprehension, and the tools you need to get it done.