
17 February 2021
Mindset
The Choice Is Yours
Happiness can be chosen. When things get tough and everything seems like an uphill battle, take stock of what is truly important and it will help you to come away with a more positive mindset.
Happiness can be chosen. When things get tough and everything seems like an uphill battle, take stock of what is truly important and it will help you to come away with a more positive mindset.
In today’s modern society, a growth mindset is a buzzword. Someone with a “growth mindset” is essentially proclaiming that they are ambitious, an innovator and a risk-taker, always looking to adapt, evolve and change. In reality, this has veered dramatically from the true nature of the term that Carol Dweck first identified.
It is important we pick up the key messages conveyed within each piece of communication, even when it is not explicit. We need to develop a filter for the ‘trivial many’ to identify the ‘vital few’.
We all need time to step back and reflect on the decisions we are making for our businesses. However, with so much to manage in today’s world, how do we do that? Greg McKeown explains in Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.
In order to ensure long term growth in your business you have to rule out any blind spots. In order to do this, it is essential to leverage collective intelligence and understand all the working parts to your business.
In business you need to take the time to step back and evaluate. By doing this, you can ensure you are on the right path to growth. Here I explain an insight I gleaned, on this point, from reading The Bezos Letters by Steve Anderson.
We all need a bit of a wind down after the stress brought on by 2020. In this video, I explain some simple stress relief techniques that you can use for some much-needed respite.
It’s not the passage of years but the moments of reflection that help you build your perspective in life. These questions will help you bring the positives out, no matter how deep you think they may be hidden.