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Over the past year, with more exposure to inflated rhetoric, hyped narratives and fake news, I’ve become more aware of the power of language in our growth process. The words we use to describe ourselves and our world heavily influence how we think, feel, act and do.
So I wrote about it in my January 2018 article for Do Lectures “Do Contribute” on Medium. Take a look…
Click on the image to read the article on Medium
Whether we can, or can’t, do well at something new, it’s all in our heads. Having the right mental attitude helps us to excel, and activates more of our potential. In Episode 16, I share three types of “mindset” that can help us improve when we’re doing something new.
If you want to find out more about setting yourself up for growth, I highly recommend reading Carol Dweck’s book “Mindset”. We can be limited by the beliefs associated with a fixed mindset, but the world becomes our oyster when we set our minds for growth.
Interested in the ‘grown-up’ version of these for your company? Find out more here.
As always, be brave, think big, stand tall.
Cheers, Mich
Living on the bright side is way better for our wellbeing than we might realise. Episode 14 is about how to bring our force for good to the fore.
Feeling positive really is good for us, as being optimistic can help us combat heart disease.
Despite her own hardships, Helen Keller wrote extensively about seeing positivity in the world. Her essay on Optimism, written in 1903, is well worth a read. Here’s a quote to get you started:
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven for the human spirit.” ~ Helen Keller
Martin Seligman is known as the father of Positive Psychology. He has written several books on optimism and happiness. I found his book ‘Learned Optimism’ particularly helpful as a learning tool during a turning point in my life.
Remember, there’s no such thing as half full or half empty … our cup is always FULL of hope and possibility.
As always, be brave, think big, stand tall.
Cheers, Mich
It’s within our power to manage our confidence. We do it by matching our beliefs to our actions.
In this week’s episode of Mini Growth Sessions, I share three steps we can use to build and exercise our confidence.
If we know our weak points, then we can work on them…
Interested in the ‘grown up’ version of these for your company? Find out more here.
Until next time, be brave, think big, stand tall.
Cheers, Mich :)
In episode 4 of Mini Growth Sessions, I touch on what happens when we get to know ourselves deep down.
In the next episode, I’ll cover the third and final foundation stone.
After that we’ll be diving into key aspects of each of them.
You can catch all of the Mini Growth Sessions here.
Until next time… be brave, think big, stand tall.
Cheers, Mich :)
We usually stay on the well-trodden path or follow the well-signposted trail. The same goes for how we navigate our “self”. We avoid the bits of ourselves that make us uncomfortable.
But when we stick with comfortable habits and behaviours, responses and situations, we don’t grow. We close ourselves off to opportunities to develop. To discover our potential. To find out more about ourselves.
Who we really are in our hearts is what Joseph Campbell refers to as “our sacred space”. He likens it to a cave we’re afraid to enter, but which holds exactly what we’re looking for … if we’re brave enough to step into the unknown.
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