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If you've ever failed at reaching any goal in life, the problem could all be in your mind. That's how important your mindset is.
If you want to real change, you need to start reframing your mindset.
Stop reacting to life and start responding to it.
Remember, you're not in control of everything that happens to you, but you are in control of how you respond to what happens to you.
When you reframe your mindset and live this change every day, you will significantly improve your life.
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Others believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They also believe that talent alone creates success - without effort. Instead of developing their talents, they spend their lives documenting and proving themselves.
This is the growth versus fixed mindset, first discovered by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck . She explains:
For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.365
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2. Imagery (imagining yourself doing something better)
3. If-then planning (for example, "If I start to doubt myself, then I will remind myself that I have the skills!")
In the study, all three techniques improved performance, but the most effective one was self-talk.
According to the study's results, thinking and saying to oneself "I can do better next time" increases the intensity of effort people put into an activity. It can also improve performance on any given task.
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