Category: growth mindset
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A New Year to Live Intentionally
It’s the last day of the year! For most people, tomorrow is the start of something fresh – it’s new opportunities, new dreams, a new year to become who you’ve always wanted to become. No matter what you envision for yourself in the new year… ➡️ I want to remind you that you still wake…
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A Look Back at 2021: A Yearly Inventory
Image Source We are approaching the end of the year – can you believe 2021 is almost over? To me, it feels like this year has flown by in the blink of an eye. For some people though, I know this year has dragged on as we have waded through the second year of the…
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You are not for Everyone
Image Source You are not for everyone. You will be too much for some people. You will be too loud, too quiet; too outgoing, too reserved. You will laugh too loud or not laugh enough. You will cry at the wrong times and say the wrong things and find humor in the wrong places. Your…
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THE MOST IMPORTANT CONVERSATION YOU’LL EVER HAVE
Guest blog post by Claire Bays. The most important conversation you’ll have – for the rest of your life – is the one happening between your ears. WHAT IT WAS LIKE I grew up in a relatively small town in Oklahoma. We call it Shawnee, America. I didn’t grow up playing sports, wasn’t involved in constructive…
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Learning How to be Patient is a Process
When I was little, my nickname was Patience. No, I didn’t have any patience. Yes, my dad was being sarcastic. If patience is a virtue, well then, I guess that made me…unvirtuous? Even to this day, having patience is difficult for me sometimes. Like, why can’t everything happen right now when I want it to?…
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What You Say to Yourself Matters
Guest blog post by Samantha Thompson What you say matters, what you say to yourself matters even more. RECOGNIZING HOW I TALK TO MYSELF One of the biggest contributing factors in my growth mindset was changing the words I used. Words that were programmed into me, thoughts and ideas put upon me by the society…
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The Four Aspects of Health to Live a Balanced Life
How is your health? No, I’m not asking about your weight or only asking about your level of fitness. I’m talking about your overall health – your physical health, your mental health, your emotional health, and your spiritual health. I have learned that in order for me to live a full and balanced life, I must pay…
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I Am Worth It, and I’m Not Too Old
Guest blog post by Julie Shropshire CrossFit. IYKYK, am I right? Just kidding. I’m going to tell you a story about a middle-aged broad who resisted change, and resisted CrossFit, because she didn’t have the right mindset. Okay. It’s me. I’m the middle-aged broad. WHAT IT WAS LIKE Back in March of 2016, my husband…
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Inventory Your Dreams to Make Them Reality
One of the best ways to check in with ourselves to see if we are achieving our dreams is to write about them and to take inventory of what is stopping us from pursuing our passions. A LITTLE BACK STORY If we’re friends and you follow me on Social Media (and I hope that we…
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Shifting into a Growth Mindset by Facing Our Fears
Before we launch into talking about facing our fears with a growth mindset, we need to define both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. HISTORY OF A GROWTH MINDSET The term “growth mindset” comes from psychologist Carol Dweck’s 2006 book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. In this book, Dweck talks about what people believe…
A Growth Mindset 