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I truly believe your mindset is everything in life. It determines your self worth, your relationships, your life. Success, happiness, and fulfillment all come from having the right mindset. Either we're growing in our mindset or we're not. It's important to understand different mindsets and how deeply they affect you. Either we learn or we don't. Either we face our challenges head-on or we let them cripple us. Either we improve or we don't. Mindset determines our attitudes, which shape our actions, which ultimately shape our lives.
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WHAT IS A GROWTH MINDSET?
A growth mindset is one of abundance and positivity. You have a lot of gratitude and believe that learning is a life long process. You are happy for other people. You believe there is more than enough to go around for everybody. You will go through struggles in life, but because of your thinking, it takes you less time to pick yourself up than most.
You know that setbacks are temporary and that your abundant and positive attitude will eventually carry you out of the proverbial hole.
People with a growth mindset are life long learners. It's a grateful mindset. It's a happy mindset.
10 CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROWTH MINDSET
Embraces challenges
Learns from criticism
Intelligence and talent can be developed
More effort
Keeps trying & never gives up
Persists in the face of setbacks
Inspired by others success
They will learn from failure
Accept things take time, patience, and effort
Want to keep learning
WHAT IS A FIXED MINDSET?
A fixed mindset is one of scarcity and negativity. You have a pessimistic attitude and don't believe in learning and growing. You stay the same. You stay in your comfort zone and are rarely open to change.
A fixed mindset is one of lack. You are jealous and bitter often. You focus more on the negative attributes of life. Sadness and depression are highly common with people with a fixed mindset. It's really a scarcity mentality.
Looking at life as a glass half empty rather than half full. You believe the success of others takes away from your own success.
10 CHARACTERISTICS OF A FIXED MINDSET
Avoid challenges
Ignores criticism
Intelligence and talent is fixed
Less effort
Gives up easily
Say things like "I am a failure"
Threatened by the success of others
Say things like "I always fail."
Say things like "I will never improve."
Say things like "why should I bother."
CAN I CHANGE FROM A FIXED MINDSET TO A GROWTH MINDSET?
To put it simply, ABSOLUTELY.
Change is always possible. Sometimes it just takes the right motivation. Follow the steps mentioned above in the growth mindset column and you can quickly begin to change your life.
Embrace challenges and start putting in real effort towards your goals and dreams. Live inspired and be happy for others. Know that nothing comes easily, but you choose to be positive and relentless regardless. Choose a loving and positive mindset always.
I believe this is how you truly succeed in life.
Matt Jones is a writer and entrepreneur with multiple businesses who loves inspiring others to reach their full potential. He is also a musician, educator, and world traveler whom has been to over 40 different countries on all 7 continents. His personal mission is to create and inspire others around the world to be the best version of themselves.
