Keep Growing At UF: Recent Episodes
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The considerable impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on our campus can include changing workloads as well as learning to work, collaborate, or lead in totally new ways. During this time, professional development can be as important, even more important, as ever. UF HR Training & Organization Development has identified key skills that faculty and staff can develop as individuals and as leaders. These skills are critical for navigating these times and for flourishing over the longer-term. The Keep Growing at UF Podcast will feature trainings produced by UF T&OD, presented in an audio format so that you can listen and learn at your convenience. Stay healthy, safe, and keep growing!
This presentation will empower you with essential tools and knowledge to thrive in your professional journey. Discover effective techniques for self-advocacy, communication, and creating a work environment that supports your unique needs. Gain confidence, enhance your workplace experience, and take a step closer to achieving your career goals. Presenter: Lindsey Telg, MOT, OTR/L…
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Join our experts for a panel discussion on accommodations in the workplace. Gain insights into what type of assistance you can ask for, how to access accommodations, and dispelling myths around seeking support. Don’t miss this opportunity to empower yourself and your team. Panelists: Russ Froman, ESQ., ED.D. – UF ADA Compliance Office Jenna Gonzalez – UF Disability Resource Center (DRC) Ann…
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How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It's no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It’s no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
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How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It’s no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
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How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It's no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It's no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
How will the trend towards remote and hybrid work change management and leadership practices? It’s no secret that more flexible working arrangements have changed our workplaces forever. This 3 part miniseries opens discussion around topics such as building a remote work culture, maintaining accountability, and other considerations to navigate these new workforce realities.
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This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled How To Become An Ally. In this episode, we will cover what it means to be an ally including the importance of self-reflection and empowerment. It will also cover immediate actions you can take to become an ally, as well as individual, departmental, and community steps that can be taken to build allyship and create a more inclusive environment. Presented by Tiffany Pineda and Kristina Forman.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Engaging in Productive Conversations on Race. In this episode, we begin to learn how to engage in and learn how to have conversations about race. There is no script for these conversations, so we must get comfortable with being uncomfortable. The conversations can be scary and risky; and they can be harmful if we don’t address them with care, attention and intentionality. Positively, learning and practicing skills can be the start of healing and connection, of understanding ways in which you and others move through the same world in very different realities.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Understanding and Cultivating Your Cultural Intelligence. In this episode, we will explore why cultural intelligence (CQ) is essential for success in today’s increasingly culturally diverse world and how it is linked to a variety of desirable outcomes including better judgment, decision making, creative collaboration, and job performance. We will reflect on aspects of our own culture, cultural identity and cultural biases so we can better understand and interact with others. We will use the Cultural Intelligence Model to provide a more thorough understanding of the four CQ capabilities, assess our own CQ, and apply strategies for cultivating our CQ.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Inside Out: Emotionally Intelligent Conversations about Race. In this episode, we will explore the benefits of Emotional Intelligence and the power self-awareness and self-regulation can have when engaging in conversations around race. We will unpack the R.U.L.E.R. model to explore how our emotions shape our experiences. We will discuss strategies for regulating these emotions and practice the art of a emotionally aware conversation.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Recognizing and Addressing Implicit Bias with Dr. Xirau-Probert. In this episode, we will review the science and research related to unconscious bias, identify how biases and processes of the unconscious mind can impact relationships, increase awareness of your own background and its impact on your perceptions so you are better able to advocate for inclusion in your organization, and identify strategies for practicing more conscious awareness individually and organizationally.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Understanding and Taking Action Against Anti-Black Racism with Dr. Della Mosley. In this episode, Dr. Della Mosley will provide definitions, examples, and a deeper understanding of anti-black racism.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Racial Trauma Panel. In this episode, listeners will hear from of a panel of experts from the Counseling & Wellness Center answering questions about racial trauma and healing.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Understanding Your Racial Identity. In this episode, listeners will learn to define race, ethnicity, and racial identity; review racial identity development models; and explore how racial identity development can impact psychological wellbeing.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is titled Managing Biases in Hiring with Audrey Gainey. This episode reviews biases in hiring, strategies, how to counteract those biases, and case studies.
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is a recording of the third webinar in the Stronger Together series: An Interview with Dr. Katrice Graham on Race, Equity, and Diversity at the University of Florida
This is part of our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is a recording of the second webinar in the Stronger Together series: A Very Brief History and Manifestations of Institutional Racism in America with Dr. David Canton
This episode is the first in our series titled Stronger Together: Promoting Racial Justice through Awareness and Action.
Stronger Together will provide UF faculty and staff with a series of educational offerings to help them better understand and address racism and bias and help promote racial justice at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels. The context of fostering awareness, building capacity, and promoting action will weave throughout the offerings. This series will help UF move forward in efforts to combat anti-black racism and to promote a more diverse and inclusive campus.
This week’s podcast is a recording of the first webinar in the Stronger Together series: An Interview with Antonio Farias on Belonging at UF and an Introduction to His Podcast Series Level Up.
We make many decisions every day. Some decisions are inconsequential and carry little risk; and then there are those that truly require careful consideration. The ability to make choices through the use of good judgment is an essential skill that everyone must continually cultivate. This episode will share some strategies for making better choices in the workplace.
We make many decisions every day. Some decisions are inconsequential and carry little risk; and then there are those that truly require careful consideration. The ability to make choices through the use of good judgment is an essential skill that everyone must continually cultivate. This episode will share some strategies for making better choices in the workplace.
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This episode defines multitasking and explains what happens in the human brain when attempting to do it. It also reviews what the research says about the dangers of multitasking and highlight some more effective strategies for tackling your lengthy to-do list.
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This episode defines multitasking and explains what happens in the human brain when attempting to do it. It also reviews what the research says about the dangers of multitasking and highlight some more effective strategies for tackling your lengthy to-do list.
This episode will discuss how behavioral styles affect your ability to communicate effectively with others. By learning about these styles, we can identify our own behavioral preferences as well as those of the people we encounter every day. This knowledge helps us identify communication strengths and weaknesses (for ourselves and others) and consider how we might adapt our behaviors for more effective communication.
This episode will discuss how behavioral styles affect your ability to communicate effectively with others. By learning about these styles, we can identify our own behavioral preferences as well as those of the people we encounter every day. This knowledge helps us identify communication strengths and weaknesses (for ourselves and others) and consider how we might adapt our behaviors for more…
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Have you ever heard of a mindbug? They’re sneaky critters that lurk in our subconscious. These mindbugs are hidden biases that can impact the organizations we are a part of. Learn more about mindbugs and how we can outsmart them!
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Have you ever heard of a mindbug? They’re sneaky critters that lurk in our subconscious. These mindbugs are hidden biases that can impact the organizations we are a part of. Learn more about mindbugs and how we can outsmart them!
Grief is a very normal and common emotion, but it is largely misunderstood. If we normalize grief and grieving, it is possible to have more empathic and meaningful conversations about various forms of loss in the workplace. After the global experience of Covid-19, it’s a safe assumption that everyone has experienced some form of grief: the loss of a loved one or their own health…
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Grief is a very normal and common emotion, but it is largely misunderstood. If we normalize grief and grieving, it is possible to have more empathic and meaningful conversations about various forms of loss in the workplace. After the global experience of Covid-19, it’s a safe assumption that everyone has experienced some form of grief: the loss of a loved one or their own health, a loss of identity, time, certainty, safety, etc. Grief is exceptionally common right now, but most people are unaware, or unable to identify the emotion. On this episode, we explore grief and discuss ways to identify and discuss it.
Do you feel like you are just managing to get through these challenging times? It may be your resilience muscles are weak. In this webinar we’ll share with you a roadmap with concepts to build your resilience, regain your balance and move forward with optimism and energy for sustaining and, even, increasing work performance.
Do you feel like you are just managing to get through these challenging times? It may be your resilience muscles are weak. In this webinar we’ll share with you a roadmap with concepts to build your resilience, regain your balance and move forward with optimism and energy for sustaining and, even, increasing work performance.
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Are you leading a hybrid team comprised of both remote and in-office positions? This episode will provide supervisors with some best practices and strategies to increase team effectiveness when not everyone is "in the office".
Are you leading a hybrid team comprised of both remote and in-office positions? This episode will provide supervisors with some best practices and strategies to increase team effectiveness when not everyone is “in the office”.
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Activity Link: http://training.hr.ufl.edu/instructionguides/keepgrowing/activities_handout.pdf
An important element of Productivity & Performance is one's ability to apply performance measures to their everyday work, not just for an annual review. This podcast will help you apply an organizational structure to your work, identify and write your goals using backwards design, and ultimately track and maintain your performance records over time.
Activity Link: http://training.hr.ufl.edu/instructionguides/keepgrowing/activities_handout.pdf An important element of Productivity & Performance is one’s ability to apply performance measures to their everyday work, not just for an annual review. This podcast will help you apply an organizational structure to your work, identify and write your goals using backwards design…
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Activity Link: https://gentwenty.com/51-ways-to-build-identity-capital/
We live in a time where people are achieving early success at a rapid pace and their stories are amplified. In a short amount of time these stories have gone from the remarkable exception, to the new expectation of success. While reaching a certain level of success at a young age can set you up for long-term success, there are some inherent dangers that come with taking on too much too soon. In this podcast, we will debunk this myth that you must have your dream job and be building your empire by the time you’re in your 30’s. Then we’ll take a look at some examples of success that were a slower burn, built up over time. Finally, we will dig into some tools to help you design your own long-term success story.
Activity Link: https://gentwenty.com/51-ways-to-build-identity-capital/ We live in a time where people are achieving early success at a rapid pace and their stories are amplified. In a short amount of time these stories have gone from the remarkable exception, to the new expectation of success. While reaching a certain level of success at a young age can set you up for long-term success…
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Communicating virtually (whether presenting, participating in a meeting, leading a class or facilitating a conversation) brings with it a unique set of challenges. A strong virtual presence allows you to engage and build credibility with your audience. In this podcast, we’ll share keys to connect with people with authenticity so you can achieve your purpose to inspire, influence and include across the virtual divide.
Communicating virtually (whether presenting, participating in a meeting, leading a class or facilitating a conversation) brings with it a unique set of challenges. A strong virtual presence allows you to engage and build credibility with your audience. In this podcast, we’ll share keys to connect with people with authenticity so you can achieve your purpose to inspire, influence and include across…
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Our “return to work” isn’t a “return to normal.” There are new safety regulations that impact our mental load. This episode is designed to help you understand that new burden and provide strategies to set you up for success.
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Our “return to work” isn’t a “return to normal.” There are new safety regulations that impact our mental load. This episode is designed to help you understand that new burden and provide strategies to set you up for success.
Is Stress Your Friend? Strange right? Stress is an unfortunate part of life that we all experience to varying degrees. While it may seem strange at first, having a strategic approach to managing stress can result in a more productive and healthier you and that is exactly what today’s episode is all about.
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Is Stress Your Friend? Strange right? Stress is an unfortunate part of life that we all experience to varying degrees. While it may seem strange at first, having a strategic approach to managing stress can result in a more productive and healthier you and that is exactly what today’s episode is all about.
As we prepare to return to campus, there may be some new boundaries that we have to draw to feel comfortable in our new environment. On this episode, we will present tools to help you identify, communicate, and enforce boundaries in a professional setting.
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As we prepare to return to campus, there may be some new boundaries that we have to draw to feel comfortable in our new environment. On this episode, we will present tools to help you identify, communicate, and enforce boundaries in a professional setting.
Change happens. It’s a real, concrete part of life that we sometimes wish would just go away, or at least slow down. Now more than ever, we are dealing with rapid fire change and it is having an impact on our lives both professionally and personally. On this episode, we’ll review the Change Cycle, a helpful model that explains the sequential steps to change and discuss ways to manage change in…
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Change happens. It's a real, concrete part of life that we sometimes wish would just go away, or at least slow down. Now more than ever, we are dealing with rapid fire change and it is having an impact on our lives both professionally and personally. On this episode, we'll review the Change Cycle, a helpful model that explains the sequential steps to change and discuss ways to manage change in helpful and productive ways.
Things are stressful right now for all of us. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Stop Stressing Me Out! On this episode, we will learn what each behavioral style considers stressful, the signals we each give when under stress, and flexibility tips to help each other lower their stress levels for improved collaboration and productivity during these trying times and beyond.
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Things are stressful right now for all of us. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Stop Stressing Me Out! On this episode, we will learn what each behavioral style considers stressful, the signals we each give when under stress, and flexibility tips to help each other lower their stress levels for improved collaboration and productivity during these trying times and beyond.
In light of current events, we are going to present a special episode of the Keep Growing At UF Podcast. On June 18, 2020, in a letter to the UF Community, President Kent Fuchs announced strategic goals to address racism and inequity at the University. In keeping with these goals, Training & Organizational Development has added a list of resources compiled by MCDA to the Keep Growing page. These resources explore the complex nature of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and racial justice. In addition, today’s podcast is an interview with Antonio Farias, the Chief Diversity Officer at UF. This conversation, between Antonio and UF HR Training’s Scott Blades, Irma Alvarez and Tricia Bacchus, was originally released as part of the Leadership Training Toolkit on March 19, 2019. This Leadership conversation is the first of a number of future Keep Growing podcasts that explore why leadership matters in higher education and what great leadership looks like at the University of Florida. Antonio talks to us about his vision for diversity and inclusion at UF and highlights the importance of leaders promoting a sense of belonging.
One thing is certain- there is little constant in our lives right now. These challenging times can be a great opportunity to build stronger relationships and teams. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Leading with Emotional Intelligence During Times of Uncertainty and Change. In this episode, managers and leaders will learn ways to leverage the components of emotional intelligence…
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One thing is certain- there is little constant in our lives right now. These challenging times can be a great opportunity to build stronger relationships and teams. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Leading with Emotional Intelligence During Times of Uncertainty and Change. In this episode, managers and leaders will learn ways to leverage the components of emotional intelligence to lead effectively during these ever-changing times.
Being together apart is all about teams and shared stories. Some people will thrive, while others will fall silent. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Being Together Apart, which will provide practical tips and guidance for newly remote teams in building trust, membership and belonging.
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Being together apart is all about teams and shared stories. Some people will thrive, while others will fall silent. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Being Together Apart, which will provide practical tips and guidance for newly remote teams in building trust, membership and belonging.
What does the growth mindset look like when our world is flipped upside down? Embracing the growth mindset will allow us to learn and grow during challenging times. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Embracing the Growth Mindset in Times of Turbulence, which will look at how we can do this while we're adjusting to our new work circumstances.
What does the growth mindset look like when our world is flipped upside down? Embracing the growth mindset will allow us to learn and grow during challenging times. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Embracing the Growth Mindset in Times of Turbulence, which will look at how we can do this while we’re adjusting to our new work circumstances.
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Leaders who practice good judgment during times of uncertainty provide anchoring when it is most needed and appreciated by those who look up to them for direction. Modeling good judgment reassures and engages the team to remain aligned and focused on results despite an environment of doubt and ambiguity. On this episode, we are delving into this topic by presenting a webinar titled Leadership and…
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Leaders who practice good judgment during times of uncertainty provide anchoring when it is most needed and appreciated by those who look up to them for direction. Modeling good judgment reassures and engages the team to remain aligned and focused on results despite an environment of doubt and ambiguity. On this episode, we are delving into this topic by presenting a webinar titled Leadership and Judgment in Uncertain Times.
Providing timely and meaningful feedback to your direct reports might already feel like a challenging task. And, you now must do it during a time of increased stress and physical distance. In fact, ongoing feedback is even more crucial then ever. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Providing Effective Feedback for Remote Employees, which will identify tips and strategies for how to effectively provide feedback while working remotely.
Providing timely and meaningful feedback to your direct reports might already feel like a challenging task. And, you now must do it during a time of increased stress and physical distance. In fact, ongoing feedback is even more crucial then ever. On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Providing Effective Feedback for Remote Employees, which will identify tips and strategies for how to…
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How can one cultivate a mindset of positivity and compassion when the world is changing so rapidly? On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Cultivating An Abundance Mindset, which will teach you the difference between a Scarcity Mindset and an Abundance Mindset, as well as what it takes to move from the former into the latter.
How can one cultivate a mindset of positivity and compassion when the world is changing so rapidly? On this episode, we are presenting a webinar titled Cultivating An Abundance Mindset, which will teach you the difference between a Scarcity Mindset and an Abundance Mindset, as well as what it takes to move from the former into the latter.
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