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Have you ever figured something out and made a clever comment that actually belittles someone or makes them feel bad? Sometimes we think from our perspective how smart we are while not realizing the impact our comment has on someone else. Which mindset is one that increases your success? Clever and smart (aleck)? Or, Kind and caring?
In your opinion, is there more impact on success from skillset or mindset? Can you be successful with a low skillset and a great mindset? Or a high skillset and a challenging mindset? What can guarantee success?
It seems that just hearing a name for something often activates our mindset about the named item. Assumptions are made; judgements are made; likes and dislikes are established… even before fully understanding the named item. For example, I was recently given a plant that is known as a Chicken Gizzard plant. Wow, now that’s a name that stirs up some assumptions…
Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset — Which do you tend toward? And is it possible to change a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset? Stanford University Professor Carol Dweck outlines these two types of mindsets and the impact on personal development and success in her book, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success.
Awareness is the start of change. You’ve heard that before. I agree that it is the start, however it take more than awareness to successfully and sustainably change.
The most conscious organizations understand that each individual walks through the door with their own perceptions, opinions and mindsets. The most successful leaders, the conscious leaders, create an organization that channels each individual’s work or career mindset into alignment supporting the purpose and goals of the organization, while at the same time honoring the individual differences.
And conscious leaders exist at all positions in an organization not just the top level. Are you a conscious leader or an unconscious one?
In this post, let’s return to the acronym of Mindset…
In the July 22 post, I shared my game of creating acronyms for words, specifically the word Mindset for this blog. In the August 19 post, I shared my view that Mindset is Made Up. To continue the process:
My acronym for Mindset:
M = Made Up
I = Individual
N = New
D = Different
S = Shift
E = Evolve
T = Truth
Our personal Mindset is Made Up from our Individual experiences and by accepting information. To have a New Mindset, you have to be willing to think and explore Different perceptions which creates a Shift in your Mindset and allows you to Evolve to a new level of Truth for yourself.
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