I am working on learning a new language. My goal is to learn to speak Spanish. This is not an easy thing for me-I have a bit of a belief system challenge in that I have not done well in the past with learning a new language. I am dyslexic. I have my fair share of old wounds from school and teachers who said I was slow,should not plan on going to college and would most likely always struggle with academics. Well, here’s the thing, I love to learn…I read only things that will help me to be more effective, to grow and to be a better me. There are ideas about learning in the science community that centered around having either a “fixed” mindset or a “growth” mindset. If you are interested in flourishing in your life, becoming all that you intend for your self to be and being a force for positivity you will do well to develop a belief in that you have a growth type mindset. Simply with coming from “growth” you believe that with diligent, patient, persistent and playful work you can and will achieve any result that you desire. When we adopt the “fixed” mindset we are under the belief that our abilities and intelligence are set in stone and we have what we have. So I have got some work to do around my fixed belief and learning Spanish.
I am embracing the idea of developing a growth mindset and thriving under this new belief! How about you? Do you have any areas in your life where you have a worn out “fixed” mindset? Perhaps with taking the best care of yourself, believing that you can take the time to prepare nourishing life affirming meals, to make exercise a daily ritual and to believe fully in your innate awesomeness?! Think, move and eat from a place or greater and inspired growth-believe as if, live as if and be all about growth. I am working on this too and I am psyched to crush it-let’s grow!