Monday, March 14, 2016

Be Your Own Best Friend

#mindsetmonday What should you think when you make a mistake? If you embrace the fixed mindset of pass/fail, it is always bad when a mistake is made. It is a fail.
But with the growth mindset, I teach the kids a mistake makes your brain grow. Can we apply this to our lives as adults? Could you change your thinking about that event in the past that you relive as a mistake in your life, for instance? Could you note how you have grown from that and just let it go? [Remember holding onto old stuff is brain trash!]
What about the way you feel you have failed on your diet or your fitness goals? Can you change the way you speak to yourself on these things? What if you saw whatever happened as simply a place you are growing/learning and leading you to the next step?
Isn't it really true that you do not fail unless you quit??
So, please, adjust your thinking. Renew your mind. Hold any condemning thoughts captive. Be your own best friend. Talk to yourself the way you would talk to your best friend - with love, kindness, compassion, and patience. #beyourownbestfriend #growthmindset #ditchpassfailmindset #changeyourthinking #changeyoureality

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