Growth Mindsets Empower You to Make Changes

Your mindset exists on a continuum from rigid (fixed mindset) to flexible (growth mindset). The reality is you have to recognize fixed elements in yourself and make the necessary changes to start your growth journey. Once you accept that mistakes are normal and should be expected when tackling difficult challenges, you won't give up easily when things get difficult and will be more willing to take additional risks. Some people falsely believe their intelligence and abilities are unchangeable, which is indicative of a fixed mindset that limits your ability to dig deep when discovering new things.

If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, you could be unhappy for the rest of your life. Listed below are tips for establishing a new mindset, such as:

• Maintain Self Confidence - True fulfillment comes from waking up each day with an appreciation for your own accomplishments, because the meaningless validation received from external measures is irrational and incomplete.
• Time to Start is Now - Do you need to be masochistic? Well, stop wallowing in your misery. Self-punishing thoughts are harmful and can keep you from promptly starting on your journey.
• Never Doubt Change is Possible - You have to believe what stands between you and what you want can be changed. A growth mindset empowers you to transform those things in your life that prevent true happiness.
• Make it Happen - The good news about your brain is that it is willing to adopt to change. Your challenge is to implement the changes in your thinking patterns to support new growth mindsets.
• Be an Overachiever - You don't need to tell everyone about your goals. Try to keep yourself busy and concentrate on working toward achieving what you set out to do.
• Set the Right Pace - A great way to shift your fixed mindsets to ones that support personal growth is to take the time to appreciate and enjoy what you have already accomplished.
• Spend Time Moving Forward - Developing new mindsets is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes you need to shock yourself out of an existing pattern of behavior, so you can act more consciously and intentionally.

Negative self-talk will not work. Accept the fact that you have to know who you are to make changes to your mindsets. Self-awareness is the first step in identifying and changing faulty habits that haven't worked for you. Until you get to the point that your new behavior feels natural, it is not uncommon to catch yourself reverting to your old ways, especially when under stress. Don't worry but be persistent. If there is a habit that you previously tried to establish but somehow let it slip away, renewing that challenge and seeing it through will provide a greater sense of self.