Keynote
The MINDset Game™
Vered Kogan
Written by: Debbie Adkins

There is a simple technique called Quick Coherence® “Quick Coherence Technique” from Heart Math Institute that you can practice to help you build your resilience and effectively manage stress during this difficult and uncertain time. Vered started our webinar by leading us through this technique.
Vered introduced participants to The MINDset Game™, a revolutionary concept that can change the way you see the world and how you respond to situations in your life. It can help you to rewire negative or limiting thought patterns so that you can feel more positive and release the resistance to change.
She explained the typical change process that people go through when experiencing a transition and shared the science behind how our thoughts and emotions impact our results.
She then discussed that life is like a maze- full of twists and turns that prevent you from seeing more than a few feet ahead. By playing The MINDset Game™ deliberately, you can leverage the incredible power of your subconscious mind to access the ideas, intuition, and motivation that will guide you to taking the next right step in the “maze” so that you can avoid potential pitfalls and dead ends and experience more joy.
At any moment, you are either focusing on positive thoughts- positive mindsets- that move you closer or “warmer” to what you want. Or, you are focusing on negative thoughts- negative mindsets that are moving you further away- or “colder”- from what you want. And, most of us are not actually aware of our habitual thoughts or beliefs because we are creating our life out of a series of automatic subconscious programs.
When you deliberately focus on positive empowering thoughts, your subconscious mind will help you access the ideas and resources to create what you want. On the other hand, if you habituality focus on negative mindsets like, “I can’t do this”, “this is taking too long”, “I’m not good enough”, or “I’m not worthy”, you are essentially choosing to move away from what you want. This is because your powerful subconscious mind- that part of you that controls your body and almost all of your mental power- will take those thoughts as a command and limit you from achieving what you want.
“You can create your desired future by consciously moving toward what you want”. Do this by:
- Decide what you are searching for and why. Your subconscious mind likes specificity.
- Tune in to your emotions to identify whether you are moving toward or away from what you want.
- Any time you notice that you are moving away from what you want, shift your focus. See handout for a few questions and a tool that you can practice to shift your thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
- Stay persistent and resilient until you achieve your goals.
At the end of the webinar, Vered offered participants the opportunity to access an online course containing videos and exercises to help them master their mindset (valued at $97). Here is the link if you’d like to sign up for her monthly e-Newsletter and receive this free course: https://veredkogan.com/careerconnectors/
Here is the handout that contains the basic “rules” of The MINDset Game™:
Vered invited us to join her new Facebook Group, “The MINDset Game™” to access daily tips, techniques and inspiration to help you master your mindset and resilience. Here’s the URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMINDsetGame/
In closing, The MINDset Game™ is a great way to think and act in this now crazy world. Just try it daily and you will see!
Hiring Companies
Heather Bradshaw, Employer Brand Specialist
The University started in 1976 as an online teaching college. Its individual courses and opportunities have reached 87,000 people. Its core is Brave, Honest and Focus. The mantra is Take Care of the Employees and Provide the Right Resources and Benefits. They believe in having open communication, leadership and listening to their employees.Their benefits include tuition waivers (starting on DAY ONE!), Medical to Vision plans, Vacation/Sick times, and 401K match.
Plus they have a lot of perks such as Starbucks Café, onsite gym, walking trails and an Activities Club. Their resources include access to over 6,000 LinkedIn courses – plus yearly activities like farmers market, festivals and community service.
Their job openings are in the following areas:
- Openings
- Academic Affairs
- Accounting/Finance
- Information Tech
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Faculty
Contact University of Phoenix:
Email: Mycareer@phoenix.edu
Career Site: https://jobs.phoenix.edu/
Talent Community: https://uop.avature.net/talentcommunity
Sonora Quest Laboratories
Raquel Phelps, Recruiter
To future employees: ”Let’s build your future together”
Sonora Quest partners are Banner Health and Quest Diagnostics.
Sonora Quest serves 23,000 patients per day and performs 57 million tests per year. They have been given awards for our quality and have trust from the communities and organizations. They believe in career development and roles that turn into long lasting careers.
The job openings including clinical lab assistant, customer service rep, network engineering and Medical Lab Scientists. There are positions at any level of experience and even have “virtual” positions.
Contact Sonora Quest at www.sonoraquest.com
Closing
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