Your mindset seems to be a pretty popular topic in the area of personal and development growth.
Think about this… your mindset, beliefs, and the way you think override EVERYTHING. Mindset is defined as how you choose to approach any situation.
When you have an open, positive, or “growth” mindset you are able to see the possibilities in any situation.
On the flip-side, when your mindset is closed, negative, or “fixed” you limit the situation to become a negative experience.
Did you know that 90% of our long-term happiness is NOT predicted by external work, but by the way your brain processes the world?
To sum it up, your mindset is everything.
Whatever story you tell yourself, that will be the story your mind believes, true to not. This is a perfect reason to refrain from worrying when you do. The stories we believe creates our reality and outcome.
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Here are some mindset tips to follow:
1. Believe in yourself
Go from “I’m not worthy” to “I got this!”
Not believing in yourself I one of the biggest challenges holding people back.
When I was exposed to mental and verbal abuse during my marriage I was beaten down daily. I didn’t believe in myself because I was believing everything I heard from my abuser.
Now keep in mind, before I met the ex, I was a young woman full of confidence, common sense, and was not afraid to do anything. So this didn’t all happen overnight.
I was groomed and manipulated for years.
My point to you is to cut yourself a break if you do not believe in yourself. Be patient. Change your mindset to be more positive. Look for the positive, not the negative. And, keep in mind, you are uniquely you! That is your superpower!
2. Empower yourself
Go from “I don’t have a choice” to “I always have a choice.”
Have you ever felt trapped or like there was no way out?
FACT: You may not have control over circumstances, but you always have control over these two things: (1) your choices, (2) your attitude, or how you react.
Think about the choices you have, they are either negative or positive. Then identify what you have control of.
Stress, frustration, fear, anger, they all make you feel out of control. Shift your energy to those factors in which you can control.
3. Believe in what is possible
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t you’re right. ~ Henry Ford
If you don’t think you can achieve something, you won’t. One must have something to believe in.
When I was going through my trauma I used quotes and writing to help me out. I found positive quotes and learned to live by them.
Shift your language from “There’s no way” to “There’s always a way.”
“I learned 10,000 ways not to invent a lightbulb.” ~ Thomas Edison
He saw every failure as a step closer to success.
When logic fails, we need to have a little bit of faith to believe in.
4. Believe in the good
“Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”
Stop thinking “Why is this happening TO me” and start thinking “Why is this happening FOR me?”
5. Live in the moment
Have the mindest that “Life is a continuous journey.” There is no final destination.
If we focus on trying to get to a destination, we miss everything else along the journey.
We set ourselves up for disappointment.
When we are in the present we find opportunities so we “Go with the flow” and take advantage.
I always define the word “luck” as when “opportunity meets preparedness.”
Being in the present is powerful when it comes to anxiety and stress. It calms the mind and centers your thoughts.
6. Stop the “what if’s”
Are you a “what if” person?
If you are, you are draining your mental battery.
Worrying will never change any outcome.
7. Be true to yourself
Do you know the number one regret amongst our older generations? They wished they had lived their lives for themselves and not others.
We get caught up in societal norms such as “I need to work hard to get success even though that may mean I am not home to spend time with my family.” Or, “I need to do this to fit into this group.”
We compare ourselves to others. Why?
We need to be ourselves and then it is our responsibility to find those that we fit in with. Honor your own strengths. Don’t sell yourself short to fit in somewhere you don’t feel comfortable or can’t be yourself. There is a place for everyone.
Know you have faults and accept them. We all have faults, but it is how you adapt and learn, that makes you who you are.
When you know who you are, that is when you are powerful. You are confident, self-assured and people notice that.
8. Develop an attitude of gratitude
Being grateful is one of the simplest, yet most powerful things you can do to live a happy life.
Having gratitude has benefits. It improves relationships, physical/emotional health, sleep, and mental stamina, energy, and happiness.
Final thought:
“I trust the next chapter…because I know the author…” ~Unknown
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