The Power of a Positive Mindset with Carrie Schochet 

In the society we live in today, we’re being bombarded with negativity from many different directions — whether it be the news, social media, friends, family or our workplace. It is crucial that if you want to establish and maintain a positive mindset you have to choose to do so on a daily basis. We have to intentionally sift through all the negativity and consistently choose to focus on the positive. Our discussion today is around the power of a positive mindset, but not only how to establish one, but how to maintain it once you’ve got it. In this episode, we welcome guest Carrie Schochet. Carrie is the Founder and CEO of Purple Squirrel Advisors, a boutique executive search firm based in Troy, Michigan. With a passion for helping companies grow by creating exceptional leadership teams, Carrie has spent the past 16 years connecting C-level and senior executives with leadership positions in finance, accounting, human resources, operations, sales, and marketing. In our conversation, Carrie and I dive into the topic of the power of a positive mindset and the daily habits that help up to maintain this attitude. So stay tuned for a great discussion on positivity and resilience with one of our leading experts on this episode of Branch Out!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Carrie shares on why it is important to have a positive mindset.
• Some things Carrie does to maintain her positive focus and attitude: Creating habits. 
• The role journalling plays in helping you maintain a positive mindset and attitude.
• Having an accountability partner and changing the outcome.
• How Carrie makes meditation work for her and her lifestyle.
• What are we doing that we shouldn’t be doing: Non-value adding areas.
• The importance of taking time to reflect: Asking yourself why. 
• Scheduling your way to maintaining a positive mindset.
• Why having a positive mindset helps you overcome challenges and reframe circumstances.
• The importance of modeling resilience. 
• What advice Carrie would tell her younger self.

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