Do you dread making mistakes? And even more so when someone notices, and blames you for them?! Guess what? You probably both have the fixed mindset. This mindset expects you to be excellent (or some take it to the extreme, perfect) all the time. This is the mindset we see most of the time, if not always, when something goes wrong.
Having recently explored the concepts around mindset, I've become a little fascinated and have taken the time to dig much deeper. I've realised that mindset isn't just about how we might respond to the need to change, it's about our world view of everything that we encounter in our lives…
Over the last couple of months, while anticipating, undergoing and recovering from major surgery, I've had pause to think a bit about the future. Not so much the future, but my future. Glimpses of mortality tend to concentrate the mind a bit.
I’ve emphasised the and my because the distinction is…