The power to improve flows when you embrace a growth mindset. However, there is an unhealthy relationship that we tend to keep with a fixed mindset. Let me explain.
Many of us find it easier to beat ourselves up when we falter while working on a habit we are trying to cultivate or replace. For instance, in 2021, I started working on applying a piece of new knowledge about dental care. Before then, I’d brush and rinse with water and I noticed my breath would go stale when I didn’t talk much. However, I learned that when you don’t rinse off with water, it extends the time it takes for your breath to go stale. I began practising and I was doing well for a few weeks until my autopilot kicked in and I found myself rinsing again before I remembered that I was trying to build a new habit.
𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣:
📍 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱, 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦?
📍𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.
My resolve.
I’m glad I chose the latter. What I found is that every time I defaulted and happily went back in, it fortified my new habit. It’s been 3yrs now and I almost can’t remember what it feels like brushing like I used to.
Is your fixed mindset still robbing you of growth? Please stop it before it stops you! Embrace a growth mindset. Enjoy the fluidity that accompanies the growth mindset and watch yourself grow at the pace meant for you.
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