AN OPEN MYND
This is An Open MYND — MY(NDY's) blog where neuroscience meets real talk, and nobody's asking you to meditate on a mountaintop. I write about the messy, funny, human side of mental fitness and the science behind how you can make your brain work for you, not against you.
Prefer to watch instead of read? Catch me on YouTube at Your Brain, Explained, where I break it all down one episode at a time.
Improving Your Management Style via Organizational Fitness
Great management isn’t about working harder; it’s about building systems that actually work. This post introduces a powerful Organizational Fitness framework that helps leaders reduce friction, improve communication, and create environments where teams can thrive, grow, and consistently perform at their best.
The Ultimate Wish List = Facts + Emotions!?
What if your wish list isn’t just about what you want, but how you want to feel? This post explores the powerful connection between facts and emotions, showing how combining both can improve decision-making, build mental fitness, and help you create a life that actually feels good—not just looks good.
How MYNDY Started: My Obsession With a Problem
What starts as frustration can turn into obsession, and eventually, innovation. This post shares the story behind MYNDY, exploring how a personal struggle with focus, stress, and ineffective solutions led to building a new approach to mental fitness that actually works in real life.
The Skier’s Dilemma.
What do you do when you’re halfway through something hard and want to quit? This story-driven post explores the “Skier’s Dilemma”, those moments of fear, self-doubt, and pressure, and how mental fitness helps you stay calm, rebuild confidence, and keep moving forward when it matters most.
Conquer Your To-Do List: Less Stress, More Action!
Your to-do list might be stressing you out more than helping you. This post breaks down the hidden psychology behind unfinished tasks and shows how a simple, focused system can reduce overwhelm, improve mental fitness, and help you take meaningful action every day.
New Year, New You... Or Not? Decoding the "Haters" and "Goal Determinators"
“New Year, New You” sounds motivating—but it often sets us up for failure. This post breaks down the difference between external pressure (“haters”) and internally driven goals (“goal determinators”), showing how mental fitness helps you set meaningful goals, stay consistent, and build real, lasting change.
Don't Let "Ghosts" Haunt Your Life: Making the Invisible, Visible!
We all have “ghosts”—the invisible thoughts, emotions, and communication gaps that quietly shape our lives. This post explores how mental fitness helps you make the invisible visible, so you can better understand yourself, improve relationships, and stop letting hidden patterns run the show.
The Summer Trap: Why Our Expectations Are Sabotaging Our Happiness (and What to Do About It)
Summer is supposed to be the happiest time of the year—but high expectations often lead to disappointment instead. This post explores how unrealistic standards can quietly sabotage your happiness, and how mental fitness helps you reset expectations, stay present, and actually enjoy the moments you’re in.
If we’re doing life correctly, do we need vacation?
Do we really need vacations, or are they just a temporary fix for a life that’s out of balance? This post explores the real benefits of taking time off, from boosting creativity to reducing stress, while challenging the idea that a once-a-year break can replace a consistent mental fitness practice.