The Fight For Self III

[CT1118]

General - for self:

So, is your mindset fixed against growth?

Do you avoid challenges?

Do you avoid change?

Do you quit new things easily?

Do you ignore feedback?

Are you threatened by the success of others?

Do you try hard to seem smart?

Do you try to appear capable?

Fix your mindset towards growth:

There is a challenge before you - will you embrace it?

Can you give your best effort?

Are you able to learn from feedback?

Can the success of others inspire you?

Do you know your intelligence can alter if you work hard?

Do you understand that failure is an opportunity for growth?

Ask yourself - are you able to praise yourself? Do not praise your goal accomplishments, praise your effort to get there. It's not "you have done this, this is great", it's "you must have worked really hard on this - great job!". Your intelligence about the world is not fixed. The way you understand your life, your sitch, is not the final way to understand it. You are here because you are struggling, do you accept your spouse or other is struggling too? Your knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom about this world shall only improve through challenge; as ugly as this is right now, you will not only be OK, you will be better than you can imagine.

PS - 10 of the questions above came from a handout at my son's first day of Kindergarten - I wish emotions were so well thought of when Gen X entered the US school system.