Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset

Integrating the Growth Mindset into the ACE Coaching Methodology

Some years ago, I attended a three-day program with the Efficacy Institute designed for minority professionals. The institute’s Founder, Dr. Jeff Howard, had employed Carol Dwek’s Growth Mindset theory in a training intended to help us see our possibilities beyond what we perceived as our limitations. The experience was not only life-changing but as a…

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A Holistic Approach to Guiding First Generation College Students Toward Academic and Social Success

After teaching the First Year Experience at Roxbury Community College for over a decade, I now have a unique perspective on how incoming college students can become overwhelmed and disengaged overtime. The trials and hardships students experience often extend beyond the classroom and into their personal lives. This is particularly true of first-generation students who find…