The Growth Mindset Advantage: How to Achieve Your Goals and Thrive in Life
A Mind With Lots of Potential
You may have big dreams and you know you have the drive to go full throttle ahead, but you can’t seem to start. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed or in doubt, find out why and learn how you can ‘train your brain’ to serve as your most powerful muscle.
Firstly, let’s debunk the myth that you may only use 10% of your brain. You use 100% of your brain however, you may not be tapping into your complete potential because you may be living your day-to-day life with a fixed mindset rather than with a growth mindset. Our brains can be modelled in three parts:
The brain stem which comprises of the spinal cord and connects the brain to the rest of your body and regulates physiological processes such as respiration and heart rate.
The limbic area which help regulate emotions (amygdala) and works with other features of the brain to create various forms of memory (hippocampus).'
The cortex which includes the prefrontal cortex this allows you to think and reflect. It also lets you to manage and regulate your emotions, desires and impulses. This is also where your mind develops awareness and subjective experiences.
WHY YOU PROCRASTINATE
If you find yourself having big ideas but you tend to spend your time doing senseless tasks instead of implementing your ideas, then it may be time for you to confront your emotions. That’s right, procrastination isn’t a time management problem, it’s more of a challenge with you regulating your emotions. You may actually be worried about failure, or your mind may take you on a trip down memory lane back to an experience where you may have not done as well as you expected on a project or task. Some behaviours that you may exhibit are:
Rumination being fixated on certain aspects of your life.
Comparison, scrolling your social media feeds
Engaging with activities that drive your impulses and give you momentary pleasure such as playing games.
GROWTH MINDSET VERSUS FIXED MINSET
A fixed mindset is going with the status quo or not being able to site a reason for change. It’s the type of mindset in which you may be less fluid and more rigid in your way of thinking. Growth mindset is creating opportunities for success, it’s the ability to see the big picture in bringing about a positive change. It’s also your level of health and happiness that bring attention to you.
