Let Go! Leverage Your Mindset, Elevate Yourself as a Leader, Drive Organizational Purpose

I always need time to download and digest after attending an American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) Conference.

I return to work energized by the conversations, new connections and session lessons. But more than that, I usually come back home with a life lesson. This year that lesson can be summed up in two words: Let go.

Let go of control. Let go of negative thoughts. Let go of old ways. Let go of my traditional mindset. All of that “holding on” keeps me from improving my personal and professional life. It can stifle the continuous improvement I strive for every day. But change is hard. I believe many conference attendees walked away with a similar feeling about their personal lives and businesses.

AMBA Conference keynote presenter Ricky Kalmon, a mindset expert, motivational speaker and author of the book “Leverage Your Mindset” — which offers ways to turn best intentions into great accomplishments consistently —works with Fortune 500 companies, sales teams, leaders, executives and sports teams, teaching them how to reinforce their thoughts and beliefs to enhance their results.

Kalmon not only put his hypnotist skills to work on stage with some audience members, but he also shared ways we can reduce stress, leverage a growth mindset, overcome challenges, adapt to change, tap into unrealized potential, and ignite purpose and prosperity by changing the way we think — all by leveraging our mindset. Easier said than done, I know, but it’s possible, one step at a time.

Step 1: Give yourself permission.

Step 2: Write down your intention(s).

Step 3: Sign it.

Subsequent breakout sessions covered various topics from CAD/CAM automation and 3D printing to global competition strategies and Washington, D.C.’s plans for American manufacturing, but collectively they all brought us back to “letting go” so we can move forward.

Which leads me to moldmaking. After 25 years of working on MoldMaking Technology, this community never ceases to amaze me with how it overcomes challenges and continuously solves problems to deliver high-quality molds. However, I also see how many struggle and remain stuck in how they’ve always done things.

I propose that maybe it’s time to “let go” to move your business forward by embracing the unfamiliar, trying new things, taking a different approach, listening to a different perspective and investing in that new technology, process or strategy.

And when you are ready, I hope you turn to MMT and its content to help you make those decisions.

Check out this slideshow wrap-up of the AMBA Conference 2023: