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2. Challenge your beliefs and assumptions.

Observe your beliefs, and be willing to question them, Judd said. “Often our opinions are so habitual that we don’t even stop to see if they reflect what we really feel: kneejerk responses simply reaffirming the past.”

Often these perspectives also are shaped by our external environments and the people around us. Re-evaluating our perceptions of ourselves and the world is key for growth, she said. “…[W]ithout change, there can be no evolution.”