What is an abundant mindset? People with an abundant mindset feel freer to give and share because they don’t see that the resources in their life are in scarce supply. They have the motto of There is more where that came from. Often people who aim for and achieve big goals are people who have an abundance-oriented mindset. Because they aren’t worried about what they don’t have, abundant mindset folks are generally happier and easier to get along with they like to take people on their journeys and include more people in their success because they are not limited in what they can do. More control If you have an abundant mindset you aren’t worried about how it is out of your hands. They will take what they have and use it to the fullest extent possible. They approach jobs with more gusto and enthusiasm because they are eager to see the results of their endeavor and don’t worry as much about what won’t happen. When they do fail, they take responsibility for their actions instead of wallowing in their failure. Being abundant gives, you so much more control over your options because you are in fact not limited in the possibilities. Characteristics of an abundant mindset person Clarity You see the path before you. That means that you are able to bend with sudden changes better and you know why you have to go through this problem. Choices You can better understand the choices you will have to make. A person with a scarcity mindset will only see what they don’t have. Therefore, they don’t think big and worry about the lack of choices. Instead of seeing that a door is closed to you knows that yeah t could be open because it is possibly unlocked. Then again, maybe that door isn’t opening because you are pulling instead of pushing. Less pressing problems With an abundant mindset, you focus on the problems at hand they aren’t as pressing because you know you have plenty of resources at your disposal. Freely share If you have plenty of resources and thoughts, you have no problem sharing them. While if you are scarcity oriented you don’t share out of fear that you are going to run out. Focus on what is working Instead of bashing your head against a wall trying to make a completely big enough for you to go through, abundant mindset people won’t keep trying something that isn’t working. They freely try different avenues to get to their goal. Revel in the resources they have. There is an abundance so they enjoy being able to try everything they can. If you look, you will see that there are always more opportunities than you originally thought. Proactive You will make a change to get over an obstacle instead of wasting your time reacting to every little problem. You can react or you can respond to a problem one is better while the other is filled with fear. Welcome change You understand that change is going to happen. Often your actions weren’t that change so you want to be accepting that the only thing in life that is constant is change. So when you approach a problem with the gusto that needed you can easily see what is and isn’t working so you have no problem making the needed sift. Gratitude Being grateful is one of the best resources you have at your grasp. Gratitude builds more energy for the actions you have to take. If you see more opportunities and are enthusiastic about the opportunity to approach them. How does this help? You become the go-to person People see the abundance in your life and they will migrate to you because you are helping them. Freely share resources You have enough to go around Easier to get along with Because you aren’t worried about what you don’t have you are nicer and easier going. You are OK with failing You understand that you are going to fail from time to time so you just get up and try a different approach How to develop an abundant mindset Proactive instead of reactive Be proactive instead of reacting to an event. You see farther down the path than others so you are more prepared for those inevitable pitfalls. Pat attention to your thoughts How are you thinking of a problem in your life? We have 60,000 thoughts a day and many of those, if we don’t pay attention to them, will try to bring us to a scarcity mindset. So pay attention to what you are thinking. Using mindfulness meditation can help greatly in this department. Ask yourself if that thought is coming from fear and scarcity or a place of plenty How are you approaching a problem? Is it through fear? Change how you think and your mindset will shift drastically Try to think bigger Stop thinking about just the next step look bigger. Do you want your own business or do you want a business that makes 100 million a year? Focus on what is going right instead of what is going wrong If you fail, don’t try it again. Try something different finds what is working and don’t obsess over what is not working. Offer words of appreciation Give thanks and give it often. Gratitude is an eternal wellspring of optimism that will help not only you but those whose lives you touch.
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The concept of Growth mindset and it’s counterpart Fixed mindset comes from Stanford Professor Carol Dweck Ph.D. in her book Mindset. In this book, she talks in detail about what each mindset is and give example after examples of people who display both sides. From Dorothy Delay the violin teacher from The Juilliard School of Music to Jack Welch, the man who saved General Electric. Carol talks about key points that exemplify why a growth mindset is needed if you want to succeed and why the fixed mindset often causes you to have a meltdown like Bobby Night on a losing streak. What is a growth mindset A growth mindset is a mindset that you are more about the ability to get better than having something of natural talent. It is interesting to think we are born with a growth mindset and then we slowly settle into a Fixed mindset. You see babies who keep trying to learn how to walk and we celebrate when they are able to start wobbling around. You even see a child who finally figures out that...
his week talking about the opposite of the abundant mindset in Episode 14. That is a scarcity mindset and the problems it can cause in your efforts of being successful. We all have problems with negative thinking. Those negative thoughts are normal and have a purpose but they don’t serve us as they did in the caveman days. We use to not have enough and we had to fight for all that we had. Today that is still somewhat true but now scarcity is an element that holds us back. It keeps us safe and when being safe we are never growing emotionally or in knowledge. What is scarcity mindset? The scarcity mindset is seeing the world and your resources as being a zero-sum game. You are only allotted a certain amount and then when you are out it is gone. Stephen Covey talks about this in the “7 Habits of Highly effective people” and says this, Most people are deeply scripted in what I call the Scarcity Mentality. They see life as having only so much, as though there were only one pie out ...
What is the mindset? It is the story you tell yourself. It is a set of beliefs that help you determine how badly you are wanting a particular outcome. A mindset is basically a set of thought habits. So this helps to set whether you are actually going to achieve that outcome or not. It is able to be changed. It isn’t easy and you have to stay after it. Some people associate your mindset with the subconscious but it is something you can actively shift and start believing and approaching life in a completely different way. Types of Mindset abundance Scarcity Growth You see that you are always learning Fixed School teaches you that if you are good you succeed If you don’t learn you are a failure Need approval Every situation calls for a confirmation of their intelligence, personality, or character Why is mindset important? Mindset sets how resilient you are. How you approach problems How you handle failure
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For today’s #TuesdayThought is centered around how much we show the world how much we don’t knit by starting what we do know.
This weeks #TuesdayThought is centered around understanding. So often we want others to understand outside before we even have the whole story. We pontificate our views and any other view is irrelevant.
If you want someone to understand your view why not listen first to their side. We do have two ears and one mouth. Which tells me we need to hear twice as much as we speak.
