For a long period of my life I embraced a Fixed Mindset:
๐ฃ๏ธย “I can’t change who I am.”ย ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐ฃ๏ธย “I’m either good at it or I’m not.”ย ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐ฃ๏ธ “It is what it is.”ย ๐ฃ๏ธ
I used to tell myself I can’t help my Depression and Anxiety: it’s something I cannot change. Because it’s a problem with my brain.
๐ย ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ’๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ.ย ๐
Why does the Fixed Mindset persist?
๐ย It lets us stay inside our comfort zones. It takes effort to change old beliefs. That’s why there’s the saying: “Old habits die hard.”
๐ย We live in environments which reinforce a Fixed Mindset. We’re influenced and molded by the things and people we surround ourselves with. As Jim Rohn put it: “๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 5 ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ.”
๐ย The seeds of a Growth Mindset are not often planted enough in our minds to want to change. We see it more often in glimpses: a superhero movie, a character’s example in a book, a short news story about a one-of-a-kind occurrence. It’s always “off in the distance”, never too close to home.
So, how did I change?ย ๐
๐ย I made an active and dedicated commitment to embrace a Growth Mindset, rather than a Fixed Mindset. I traded it in!
๐ย I surrounded myself with others who also embraced a Growth Mindset. That way, we learn and grow from each other, rather than simply reaffirm each other.
๐ย I chose to see every problem as an opportunity to grow, not as a sign I should give up. I saw every problem as a POSITIVE: “Awesome, another challenge to solve!”
๐ย ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.ย ๐
For those struggling, I understand. Changing your mindset doesn’t happen overnight. There are times I’ve slipped up myself, and I still do! ๐
You’re not alone; it’s an ongoing process for all of us! ๐ฅ
I’m rooting for your future success and your fulfillment! You got this!ย โค๏ธ
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I appreciate this post. Thanks for writing it, Donald.
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