Always Believe that Change Is Possible

It is important to understand, after taking an action that you would not have expected, your thoughts and feelings toward that behavior is likely to change. Current research suggests individuals with a growth mindset are happier than those who choose to blame others for their shortcomings. A flexible mindset creates a love for achieving new goals and a resilience that it is essential for making the necessary changes in your life. Some falsely believe their intelligence and abilities are unchangeable, which is indicative of a fixed mindset, which limits his or her ability to dig deep when discovering new things about themselves.

Following a to-do-list mindset requires focusing on achieving results. The tips listed below can help you make changes that stick:

• Action Change Things - Always believe that change is possible and don't listen to others, when they say it won't happen.
• Adjust Your Thoughts - There are links between your mindset and negatives you believe, e.g. - women in my family are naturally overweight.
• Don't Procrastinate - Flip the switch to identify your flaws and change your negative thoughts into positive affirmations.
• Stop Thinking - Hanging out in a doubting social circle of people with fixed-mindsets will act as an echo chamber for discussing bad ideas.
• Get Started - Focus your attention inward. Your effort and energy should always be targeting a constant state of becoming who you want to be.
• Find Your Own Pace - By adopting a growth mindset, there is a tendency to assume a comfort pace for personal growth and embrace challenges.
• Invest in Yourself - Never associate happiness with what you expect to accomplish in the future.

Sports psychologist Gary Mack said, "While positive thinking doesn't always work, negative thinking unfortunately almost always does." To make the best decisions when taking risks, you have to remain focused on the rewards while being less concerned about the risks. In other words, you stop worrying about failure. Optimizing your life is all about developing healthy habits to tackle challenges with growth mindsets, rather than making excuses for why your can't. Your habits are not standalone processes. If you need to cultivate a new habit, identify other habits that will be tied to it. That way your habits will naturally reinforce each other to make change less work.