Mindset

Mindset

A common theme in personal development is Mindset. This idea was popularised by American psychology professor Carol Dweck in her 2006 book called, Mindset. Her ideas about mindset are, to some extent at least, based on the results of research that she and her...
Mindset

New Paradigm

Hello and welcome to the Just Two Things podcast. My name is Ewan Mochrie. Today the world faces many challenges, like climate change, wealth inequality, the threat of conflict between nuclear armed countries, and the rise of authoritarian governments, just to name a...
Mindset

Leadership

Leadership is one of the most studied but least understood subjects in the psychological and social sciences. But it is an essential component of making any organisation successful. Though it is hard to teach, it can be learned, and it can also be coached. On this...
Mindset

Happiness & Flow

The pursuit of happiness is assumed by many people to be the purpose of living. But do we need to pursue it, can’t we just be happy because that’s what we chose to be? Sonja Lyubomirsky is a psychologist who has studied happiness. In her book The How of Happiness, she...
Mindset

Personal Development Thinkers

There are a handful of thinkers, writers and speakers who have influenced me the most, and it is two of these Wayne Dyer and Stephen Covey that I talk about in this session of my podcast. Wayne Dyer is the author of what is, in my opinion, the best personal...