Unleash Your Potential: The Power of a 'Growth Mindset'
Sciences and Medicine have empirically demonstrated that our brains have the ability to change and adapt due to experience. We call this ability: ‘Neuroplasticity’ and it allows nerve cells to change or adjust.
Now that we know that we have the gift from Mother Nature, how we can put into practice and improve this brain ability? Practising and following the growth mindset method.
Unlike the fixed mindset that believe that intelligence is static; Growth Mindset allow you to believe that you learn new skills and intelligence and talent can be developed. Carol Dweck introduces this amazing concept that can be applied to any phase of our life, from babies and kids to seniors.
Here are some ideas where you can see the differences when you face a new opportunity/problem in your life. It’s your decision to face it from either a fixed mindset angle or a growth mindset angle, where for sure you will have more chances to succeed. A growth mindset is all about the attitude with which a person faces a problem, how they process failures, and how they adapt and evolve as a result.
Growth mindset involves learning to access the brain reward system (dopamine) when you are making an effort. This effort is the beneficial part of the process, it is the part where you learn. You have to tell yourself, I know it's painful, I know this doesn't feel good but I'm focused on this. And then you start to access the reward (dopamine release), master yourself to find the rewards within the process.
Somehow, the growth mindset mentality reminds me of a combination of a two Japanese concepts: Kaizen + Wabi-sabi. The first one, Kaizen, refers to the idea of continuous improvement, small changes accumulate and make all the difference. The second one, Wabi-sabi, is one of my favourites because it is one idea that I am not very used to, it consists of embracing imperfection; keep moving on and look for progress.
The key for success when applying the Growth Mindset in your life is understanding YET, you can do it, stay positive and keep pushing in the right direction. Thanks for reading!
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