Curious what’s inside Mindset Aware? Here’s a little peek 🌺
The response to Mindset Aware has been incredible! Thank you to everyone who supported the book launch. 🫶
Some of you have asked for a glimpse of what’s inside before diving in. Here are a few highlights:
A new science definition of mindset that unfolds and expands as you read.
16 new science principles distilled from the collective wisdom of the field.
26 micro-practices to help you know, love, grow, and free your mindset.
Images and metaphors: like viewing mindset as an intricate tapestry or diverse landscape.
Real-world applications in life, parenting, education, business, sport, and more.
As an independent scholar and author, I’m deeply grateful to have the support of an engaged community. Nearly 40 people read advance copies, and a wave of reviews are starting to roll in. Here are two that recently arrived:
“I have been privileged to have had an advanced reader copy of ‘Mindset Aware’ by Ash Buchanan, and it has completely transformed my own view of mindset and also how we as an educational community perceive it.
I have been a fan of Ash’s work since reading about Benefit Mindset, but this book definitely appealed to my Love of Learning as it has challenged and changed my perspective yet again. It is full of short micro-practices that are easy to put into practice. It is definitely not a book I have read and put aside, but one that I have open and refer back to often.” - Nerida Kiprotich, Wellbeing teacher, Strengths based Leader and Learner
“Huge privilege to be an advanced reader of Mindset Aware: A Practical Guide to Know, Love, Grow, and Free Your Mindset by Ash Buchanan!
I thought I was quite familiar with the idea of mindset, but actually it turns out that there is so much more to it than whether or not you have a growth mindset or not. And thank goodness for that, as the growth vs stuck mindset always felt a little uncompassionate to me.
There was so much to love and to learn from this book. I was particularly struck by how this new understanding of mindset almost necessitates a more compassionate approach to the understanding and evolution of our own, and others’, mindsets. For me, the compassion resides in the move away from individualism, towards an approach to mindset that acknowledges that our experiences are by nature both embodied and relational. With this approach, understanding mindset becomes an endeavour fuelled by curiosity rather than judgement.
This book will be super helpful for those of working in and with support services and behaviour change, particularly as there is discussion of how trauma can impact mindset. It’s one of those books that I know I’m going to go back to, and I’m sure I’ll take more from it each time I do. Definitely recommend!” - Dr Karen Bodger, Implementation Specialist for Outcomes Star
Here are some ways you can support the launch and be part of the journey:
Read a copy of Mindset Aware for yourself, or host a book club with your team.
Use the 16 new science principles to reexamine your understanding of mindset.
Try some of the 26 micro-practices to cultivate a more mindset-aware way of living.
Start a mindset-aware community of practice at your organisation or school.
Share your learnings in a review on Amazon or Goodreads (it really helps!).
Begin your journey here:
Mindset Aware: A Practical Guide to Know, Love, Grow, and Free Your Mindset
If you decide to host a book club, please reach out. I’d love to support you and hear how your learning experience unfolds.
Already reading? What’s been most insightful so far?👇
With gratitude,
Ash 🌱
Fabulous Ash, I would love to use this new and insightful book for my 2026 book club book! I think that is a really life giving idea! I will order a copy and get reading in prep and reach out to you closer to the time for a few copies for the group.