Welcome to Author Insight — where authors share the story behind the book.

Today's guest is Dr. Braxton Shaw: professor of psychology, researcher, author, and fourth-generation construction professional.

ABOUT THE BOOK Construction Performance Psychology, Volumes I & II

Drawing on decades of research in psychological skills training (PST) and the transference of these mental skills across multiple performance domains, Dr. Shaw lays out the foundational science and the core frameworks. For superintendents, foremen, safety leaders, project managers, and the performance professionals who support them, Volume I is the starting point — the conceptual foundation for a field whose time has finally come.

In this episode, Dr. Shaw asks the question that started it all: construction has mastered protecting the body — so where is our psychological PPE? He traces his path from the job site at 18 to the doctorate, and reads the book's dedication to the men and women who build our world.

GET THE BOOK Volume I: https://www.amazon.com/Construction-Performance-Psychology-Braxton-Shaw/dp/B0HBDWY9Z7 Volume II: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6RSG2TP

CONNECT WITH DR. SHAW braxshaw@gmail.com

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What If Prison Wasn’t the End?

What happens when someone comes home from prison—but the sentence doesn’t really end?

Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence is a powerful collection of first-hand accounts from people impacted by the justice system and the realities of harsh prison sentences and reentry.

In Chapter One, co-author Oswald Newbold II takes us straight into a difficult conversation about race—and its impact on education and the criminal justice system.

This isn’t just a book about incarceration.

It’s about redemption, education, second chances, and what it takes to build a different future after the system has already written part of your story.

Read Breaking Chains, Building Futures and enter the conversation.

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Leader Mindset Activation with Author Angelie Kapoor

What happens when leadership stops being about having all the answers and starts with understanding yourself?

In Leader Mindset Activation, author Angelie Kapoor offers a practical approach for managers and emerging leaders who are ready to move beyond overwhelm, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and reactive leadership.

Drawing from her own transformation from an overwhelmed first-time healthcare manager into a respected leader, coach, author, and business leader, Angelie introduces the Leader Mindset Activation framework: Awaken, Activate, and Harness the Power.

Through this framework, readers learn how to recognize the thoughts, beliefs, and internal patterns influencing the way they lead—and how to shift those patterns with practical tools that support consistency, confidence, authenticity, and purpose.

Because leadership isn't simply about the position you hold.

Leadership begins within.

In this Author Insight, Angelie Kapoor shares the message behind Leader Mindset Activation and why developing the leader within may be the most important work a manager or emerging leader can do.

Buy Your copy at https://www.amazon.com/Angelie-Kapoor/dp/B0H6P1FVYZ?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1

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