Carrie Vanston works with organizations and people to escape the alligator pit of stress and frustration and move on to energized growth mindsets overflowing with opportunities.Carrie co-authored the award-winning book "MiniTrends: How Innovators & Entrepreneurs Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends.”. Her article "7 Tips for Getting Out of the COVID-19 Alligator Pit” recently appeared in the prestigious Texas CEO Magazine.Carrie previously led Corporate Cultures That Rock, where she helped build transformational organizations. Prior to that she was Vice President of Communications for Technology Futures, Inc. and led TFI’s MiniTrends Strategic Initiative. She is presently a TFI Board Member.She is a popular speaker on being a more energized, visionary leader. Her presentations have included the Project Management Institute, ETWG, World Futures Society, International Coaching Federation, IEEE, Texas Women’s Chamber, and many others. Carrie is the Ambassadors Officer at the Association of Corporate Growth Central Texas and directs their Corporate Executives Austin/San Antonio Roundtable. She is also an active member of Austin Technology Council and several other industry organizations.She is an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), iPEC Certified Professional Executive Coach (CPC), and Accredited ICF Coach (ACC).On the personal side, Carrie loves to dance, travel, and spend time with her two children.In this episode, she shares how to Energize Your Mindset: 3 Secrets for Getting Out, Staying Out, and Moving On From the Alligator Pit:  Secret #1: Get Out of the Pit: Shift your fixed mindset of stress and frustration to an energized growth mindset full of opportunities. Secret #2: Stay Out of the Pit: Change communication to Win-Win instead of Compromise Secret #3: Move On From the Pit: Embrace your leadership whys in order to inspire others to follow your lead.So, if you’re ready, take out your pencils and let’s begin!Connect with Carrie here.If you enjoyed this episode, check out more or connect with Chris here.Support the show