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How To Upgrade Your Mindset (Part 2)

Here are the philosophical factors to upgrading your mindset

Key Learning

Mindset Overview:

  • Definition:
    Mindset is your way of thinking.

  • Importance:
    It is crucial for performing better, achieving more, and feeling more fulfilled in life.

  • Empowering vs. Disempowering:
    An empowering mindset helps you meet your goals, while a disempowering mindset hinders your progress.

Philosophical Bucket of Mindset:

  • Explores deeper knowledge and self-reflection.

  • Originates from ancient philosophical traditions (e.g., Socrates, Plato, Aristotle).

Seven Elements of the Philosophical Aspects of Mindset:

  • Meaning:

    • Definition:
      The significance you assign to situations.

    • Impact:
      The meaning you choose can either empower or disempower you.

    • Example:
      Losing a big client can be seen as either a disaster or an opportunity for change.

  • Questions:

    • Definition:
      The quality of questions you pose to yourself.

    • Impact:
      Empowering questions lead to constructive outcomes, while disempowering questions hinder progress.

    • Example:
      After a setback, asking "How can I improve?" versus "What will I do now?"

  • Language:

    • Definition:
      The way you speak to and describe yourself and situations.

    • Impact:
      Empowering language fosters an empowering mindset.

    • Example:
      Using positive affirmations versus negative self-talk.

  • Perspective:

    • Definition:
      The angle from which you see and interpret information.

    • Impact:
      A broader perspective offers a more complete view.

    • Example:
      Recognizing that others may see aspects of a situation that you do not.

  • Perception:

    • Definition:
      Your interpretation of sensory information.

    • Impact:
      Perceptions are influenced by past experiences and internal biases.

    • Example:
      Being aware that your reaction to a situation may be skewed by past experiences.

  • Mental Filters:

    • Definition:
      Filters through which you interpret information.

    • Impact:
      Optimistic or positive filters can lead to an empowering mindset.

    • Example:
      Choosing to view situations through a lens of optimism.

  • Power Principles:

    • Definition:
      Conscious statements or guidelines that shape your mindset.

    • Impact:
      They enhance and protect your mindset.

    • Example:
      For every challenge, committing to double your energy and expand rather than contract.

Summary:

  • Three Buckets of Mindset:
    Psychological, Philosophical, Biological.

  • Today's Focus:
    Philosophical bucket with its seven elements.

  • Actionable Steps:
    Start implementing these elements to dramatically upgrade your mindset.

  • Outcome:
    Improved performance, productivity, achievement, fulfillment, and influence on those around you.

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