2021-05-16 How can I adopt a gro

This is where visualization can help. Popular in sports psychology, visualization has been shown to maintain skills and even fitness in injured elite athletes. After all, for much of the brain, imagining something is almost the same as actually doing it. And the more real you can make it, the better.

Here’s how you begin the change. The following statements are all linked to a growth mindset and have been split into four groups: challenges, growth and change, strengths and talents, and passion.

Challenges

1. See failure as an opportunity to learn from your experiences rather than an end in itself.
2. Accept that to accomplish anything worthwhile, you will face challenges and failure.
3. Be tenacious. Hard work is not to be feared. When you fall, get back up.
4. See challenges as opportunities for self-improvement.
5. Replace the word “failing” with the word “learning” in your vocabulary.

Growth and change

1. Believe in yourself, your skills and abilities, and your capacity to change.
2. Enjoy being curious. Commit to lifelong learning, however that may look.
3. Try out different learning tactics and strategies. No strategy fits every situation.
4. Celebrate your own growth and that of others.
5. Focus on learning well rather than learning quickly.

Strengths and talents

1. Become more aware of your talents and strengths.
2. Be proud of your imperfections—they make you unique.
3. Stop seeking approval from others.
4. Recognize that “genius” is hard work plus talent, not talent alone.
5. Cultivate a sense of purpose, and keep things in perspective.

Passion

1. Foster passion in all that you do, even when it is mundane.
2. Seek to inspire others and to be inspired rather than envious.
3. Reward actions rather than traits.
4. Cultivate grit (determination and perseverance).
5. Take risks, and be vulnerable with others.