A New Year, A New Mindset. Science Backed Strategies to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

A New Year, A New Mindset. Science Backed Strategies to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

With the start of a new year upon us let's take this opportunity to re-think our lives and what we would like to create for the future, starting with 2021. The starting point to making any lasting and meaningful change all begins in the mind.  Your mindset is the single most powerful tool that you can utilize in creating the life that you want.  It doesn't matter what has happened in your past, you can decide right now to start fresh and change your entire life. 
 
To start this year fresh, as you create the new you, I have curated a few of the best videos from the experts in the field of neuroscience and from those who have used mindset as the basis to shift their life from one of disappointment to that of outrageous success.  The insights in these videos are actionable and backed by science.  So what do you have to lose? Try implementing these proven strategies to create a better life.
 

Growth Mindset

Key Takeaways:

• Your thoughts are your choice.
• Take action and celebrate small wins.
• You can wire dopamine reward cycles in your body to give you continuous energy
• The benefits of meditation and breathing
• How rapid eye movement can re-wire negative thoughts
• Constant forward movement is absolutely necessary for a growth mindset and ultimately your success
• A health hack that you can implement right now that will have a huge impact on your overall wellness

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Key Takeaways:

• The power of "yet"
• How you can re-wire your brain and that of your children to have outstanding success
• How to grow your brain's capacity to learn and solve problems

Note* This video may seem out of left field when compared to the above 2, however, I think that the insights from these scientific studies are closely related to mindset and there is a lot to learn and take away from these studies done with young children.
 
Key Takeaways:

• Babies are able to intake and learn information much faster than adults
• The reason that children have a learning advantage is that they ultimately have a growth mindset
• Children are not afraid to fail and so will try many more different scenarios or tests than an adult leading to rapid learning and results.
• Be more open to learning, trying new things and have the tenacity to persist even when you want to give up. 
• If you don't have the solution change the strategy not the pursuit.

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Key Takeaways:

• You can decide to change your life at anytime. 
• Decide that you are a learner. 
• Continuous skill acquisition will change your life. 
• You need to become the person required to achieve the big goals you have set.
• You don't need to be a born entrepreneur to "make it".

If you have watched these videos that there is no way that you have not been inspired to shift your perspective and create a growth mindset as the first step on the road to your dreams.  I found each one of these videos powerful and full of valuable insights and ones that you can actually take immediate action on.  Further, I love that each one is backed in science and research so you know that if you make these shifts anything is actually possible.  So, if you still haven't watched them, then go back and do so, or add it to your playlist throughout the week, this will change your life!
 
I would love to hear down in the comments what you took away from these videos and which insight you found the most valuable that you will start implementing right away.  It's really all up to you, struggle is for sure, the question is will you challenge yourself in the pursuit of your ultimate goals and dreams or will you struggle for someone else's.  If you dream it you can achieve it, change your thoughts and change your life!!!!
 
Design Your Life ~ Be Authentic.  Be You.  Be Sharp

Be Sharp Mindset

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Sources:

• Follow Tom Bilyeu on YouTube ~
  • https://youtu.be/OGa_jt3IncY
  • https://youtu.be/xWMjEBkgAy8
• Ted Talks ~
  • https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
  • https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_gopnik_what_do_babies_think?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

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