Entrepreneurial Mindset for Transformative Education with Stephen Carter

Why do some people have amazing ideas and aspirational thoughts while others sit in frustration over their lack of inspiration? The answer is so simple its frustrating--what we consume directly impac…

All kids should have the opportunity to be entrepreneurs--and it is our job as adults to encourage them and buy from them. Pure and simple. Remember the lemonade stands from back in the day? Remember…

These four stages, when built upon the firm foundation of the entrepreneurial mindset, exponentially increase the odds of success when it comes to starting a new business. We talk about ideation, cre…

The core of the entrepreneurial mindset is an approach of radical transformation--we, as people who think like entrepreneurs, are called on to transform ourselves so that we can transform the world. …

We can talk all day long, day after day, about the power of the entrepreneurial mindset, but until we commit to making serious and lasting change, it is all just talk. Time to take ACTION- time to ge…

We cannot fully live out the entrepreneurial mindset until we are willing to truly redefine failure--true failure is not trying in the first place. If we allow ourselves to become paralyzed by the fe…

When we choose a goal, we are looking for something that will stretch us and cause us to move beyond that which we thought possible. This is especially true if the goal is for a team or even a family…

I had the unique privilege of sitting down with three time cancer survivor Johnathan Sams who, just after finishing chemotherapy treatment, walked an entire marathon (all 26.2 miles) through the hall…

We all have "if onlys" in our life--if only we had more money, if only we had more time, if only we didn't have so many people relying on us, if only we had more opportunity...often these "if onlys" …

Entrepreneurs are biased for action and when in doubt, they act. This attribute is central to seeking opportunity--we have to overcome the paralysis of analysis and get up and seize the opportunities…

We have a dashboard in our car that tells us our speed, our oil status, the car's temperature, and other key metrics--at a single glance, we know the state of things. Imagine the power of applying th…

Ever get in trouble in elementary school for selling something out of your locker to your classmates? Ever end up being chastised for not doing things in the right order or thinking outside the box? …

Ivan Pavlov's famous quote, "If you want new ideas, read old books" is truer today than ever before--we have a treasure trove of advice available to us in the pages of the past. Such is the case with…

Look, it's both simple and profound: we have to start by knowing where we are going. We don't get into a car and drive aimlessly around; we have a destination in mind. Yet often we go through our liv…

Coach K has famously said, "Everyone wants to win but not everyone wants to prepare to win." This preparation to win requires behaviors and those behaviors stem from beliefs. If we want to win, we ha…

The popular acronym VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) best describes life in the next ten years. And yet, armed with an entrepreneurial mindset, we can see the realities of VUCA t…

Having a curious mindset is key to developing empathy which leads to emotional intelligence. If we want to be better communicators, collaborators, parents, and coaches, we need to learn to ask better…

This is the final episode in a three part series that explores the importance of mindset. From knowing what you want to choosing how to think to desiring your purpose, training one's mindset is centr…

This is the second episode in a three part series that explores the importance of mindset. From knowing what you want to choosing how to think to desiring your purpose, training one's mindset is cent…