Getting to the root of our mindset blocks, why they exist and what it takes to move beyond them
Alright everyone - I’m doing something a little different in this solo episode, but I think this is a super interesting and necessary conversation to have. I want to talk a bit about mindset and really dive deep with this idea, because I feel like it’s something that is thrown around a lot but is often really vague and hard to connect with.
I was really resistant to the concept of “mindset blocks” until I found a way to connect with it more deeply. For me, that connection came through the lens of psychology - I’m super interested in that field, so this approach allowed me to understand how mindset connects with childhood experiences and lessons of early adulthood that still shape how I think and do business today.
I start off this episode talking about a definition of “mindset” that I’ve found more useful and why the difference between growth and fixed mindsets has been especially enlightening for me. I then talk through some of my own historical mindset blocks like wanting to be thought of as smart, avoiding challenges out of a fear of failure, and why effort is the only real path to mastery.
Toward the end of the episode I pivot and talk a bit about how I think some of these mindset blocks are related to our current culture of hyper-focus on the self, striving and success. Like I said, this episode is a bit different - but I think that these self-development concepts are really useful to work through if we want to put our best foot forward in the world and in our businesses.
You’ll find a link to the mindset infographic I refer to throughout the episode in the Resources below.
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- My understanding of the term “mindset” and why I was so resistant to this word for so long.
- Why I thought mindset was mostly a self-esteem issue before I dove more deeply into the concept.
- Some of the key mindset blocks I’ve recognized in my work and started to work through.
- Why I think we are surrounded by the idea that things should be “easy” and that we should hide our failures and mistakes.
- How these mindset issues and “fixed mindsets” are related to what I think is a culture of striving and narcissism.
- Why I think it’s so essential for each of us to do the individual, internal healing work if we want to bring our best to the worlds of business and activism.
Links mentioned in this show
- 7 fixed mindset mistakes that prevent your business and growth from Happyologist
- A Radically Different Approach to Understanding Racism with April Harter, LCSW on the Speaking Your Brand podcast
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