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Napoleon Hill was right when he said, "There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought."
That quote brings to mind what Henry Ford also said "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right." Your mind is as good as the limitations you place on it.
Your current mindset is responsible for the person you are today, however, very often you can be unaware of the mindset you have.
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Examine your mindset by looking at your current belief-system.
Are these beliefs helping you grow as a person?
Ask yourself these questions:
Dive deep and investigate whether your beliefs are true and objective.
Identify limiting beliefs in your life and stop these negative patterns.
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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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Pay attention to your self talk and consider making changes if necessary. This is the "can-do" talk that may have a positive effect if you open yourself up to it. It might be worth a try when you consider steps for changing your mindset.
People with a growth mindset believe that they can improve with effort. They outperform those with a fixed mindset, even when they have a lower IQ, because they embrace challenges, treating them as opportunities to learn something new. - Travis BradberryYou can change your brain's patterns once you start to consistently feed your mind with new empowering messages.
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"Stating you intentions for how you wish to think, feel and act is the beginning of upgrading the neurological pathways in your brain that eventually shift your behaviours to those that support your life, instead of repeating behaviours that keep you stuck."
Bruce Lee wrote the following mission statement in January of 1969. He died four years after writing this letter but he work hard and achieved all his goals.
My Definite Chief Aim
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I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental super star in the United States. In return I will give the most exciting performances and render the best of quality in the capacity of an actor. Starting 1970 I will achieve world fame and from then onward till the end of 1980 I will have in my possession $10,000,000. I will live the way I please and achieve inner harmony and happiness.
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"Stating you intentions for how you wish to think, feel and act is the beginning of upgrading the neurological pathways in your brain that eventually shift your behaviours to those that support your life, instead of repeating behaviours that keep you stuck."
Bruce Lee wrote the following mission statement in January of 1969. He died four years after writing this letter but he work hard and achieved all his goals.
"You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream." - John Eliot257
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Changing your mindset about your ability in a certain skill may mean mastering it through disciplined practice.
But anything that requires change may take some time to develop. It takes conscious effort to transform and have a positive mindset geared towards success.
Make a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound life-list of everything you want to achieve.
Limit yourself to just five.
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Set small goals each day and week to achieve them.
There is a power to breaking things down, and to working towards them little by little vs getting overcome by the idea of the completed goal you want.
Realise it's possible, instead of telling yourself why you can't.
Become aware of your self-talk. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
Use the skills you already have. Focus on your strengths, build upon it and improve with time.
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