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Growth mindset is a habit that is important to longterm health. Don’t hold yourself back by thinking you’re stuck in the same place forever!
Today, we’re diving into another habit of longterm health. If you missed any of the previous installments, you can catch up here! We’ve discussed everything from taking charge of yourself, to SMART goals, to improving your mindset. We’re focusing on mindset again today–growth mindset. Read on and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!
Habits of Longterm Health Review
Remember that habits are formed by following behaviors until they become almost voluntary. It’s unrealistic to expect yourself to make radical changes overnight. Embrace taking things one day at a time and build on your progress as habits develop.
Growth Mindset
Growth mindset is a concept I discuss with my students regularly. However, I think it’s something adults should take into consideration more often. Growth mindset is simply believing in yourself.
Related: Habits of Longterm Health: Improvement Over Competition
When developing habits for a healthy lifestyle, mindset plays a key role. Healthy habits begin with taking charge of yourself and your mindset and continuing to believe you can achieve your goals. A fixed mindset is one that believes you to be stuck–at a certain weight or size or perhaps running a certain pace. Fixed mindset tells you that no matter what you do that’s where you’ll always be. A growth mindset believes that you are capable of improving when you put in the work. If you track your calories and macros, you will lose weight! If you focus on speed work, your pace will improve! It’s a mindset shift in itself to take yourself from a fixed to a growth mindset. I suggest starting with the way you speak to yourself.
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Instead of: I’m not good at this. Try: What am I missing?
Instead of: This is too hard. Try: This is going to take some time.
Instead of: I made a mistake. Try: Mistakes help me learn.
How do you focus on a growth mindset over a fixed mindset?
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Topics in the Habits of Longterm Health Series:
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- Take Charge of You
- Make a Plan & Trust in It
- SMART Goal Setting
- Prioritizing
- Improvement Over Competition
- Growth Mindset
- Giving Grace to Yourself
- Communication
- Giving Grace to Others
- Synergistic Training
- Striking the Balance
- Living Your Life
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I haven’t heard the term “Growth Mindset” before but I love it! You are never stuck.
I was JUST talking about a growth mindset with someone the other day. The way you speak to yourself and the way you think really does make such a huge difference in how you grow!