How Do You Apply the ‘You Do or Don’t Deserve It’ Mindset?

Some people reward themselves even when they don’t deserve the reward. Other people never reward themselves because they know they don’t deserve the reward. Then there are others who only reward themselves when they deserve it, and they work their ass off to deserve it. The first type of person has no accountability to themselves. […]

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There is More to Mindset Than Just the Growth and Fixed Mindset

The growth and fixed mindset almost exclusively dominate all discussions on the topic of mindset. In her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. focuses exclusively on the growth mindset vs. the fixed mindset. Dweck’s book is by far the most popular book on the topic of mindset. If you type “mindset […]

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How the Impulsive vs. Strategic Mindset Impacts Your Ability to Improve

Whether you have an impulsive or strategic mindset is arguably the #1 factor that will decide if you continuously improve or stay the same. Research from mindset psychologist Patricia Chen, Ph.D., describes the strategic mindset as the ability to ask… …oneself strategy-eliciting questions, such as “What can I do to help myself?” or “Is there […]

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