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Growth Mindset

An interesting topic of discussion today indeed. Mindset, and the power of our thoughts. Our thoughts combined with our attitude are the key elements to successful growth.

How are we supposed to grow without being challenged? How are we supposed to grow if we repeat the same tasks over and over again? Pushing boundaries is what gets you by boundaries, not by standing around waiting. Your brain is a muscle. If you think about the muscles on the rest of your body, they need to be pushed over limits in order to grow.

This is the kind of stuff that Carol Dweck speaks about "Make Challenge The New Comfort Zone".
It's very inspiring and motivating. When you think of it, there is absolutely no other feeling like completing something challenging, and if it comes to completion that's amazing growth happening instantly and if not, it's the resilience to try again which will make you grow even more. It's all about the will power.

Personally, I don't always allow myself to have a growth mindset. I sometimes find myself having a fixed mindset, but it's the small steps every day that make a big difference; you are in control of your thoughts and your attitude.

I am definitely in need of a growth mindset ALL of the time rather than some, and I look forward to using techniques to challenge myself in a positive way, and it will give positive outcomes. And there is never anything negative about positivity, so why not?



A meme to represent a growth mindset.

"I do things I do not know how to do to learn how to do them antlers" by laurakgibbs is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 


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