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Mindset Mastery

Mindset awakening

When was an instance where you or your team had a fixed mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
When was an instance where you or your team had a growth mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
What changes do we need to make to make it safer for us to fail without fear?
What benefits have come from our failures?
Is our culture fueling more of a fixed mindset or more of a growth mindset?
Who is someone that you know that has a fixed mindset? How does that limit them?
Who is someone that you know that has a growth mindset? How does that empower them?
Is there any evidence that we have any of the following fears?
Fear of
- Failure
- Looking back
- Letting go of what has worked in the past
- Embracing something new and unproven
- Not being valued
- Losing respect
While these fears may be protecting us in some way, how are they holding us back?

Self-talk

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Writing Exercises

Identify a time when you learned and benefited from taking in an alternative perspective
Identify a time when you learned something that completely changed a prior belief and how that benefitted you
Identify a time when you close-mindedly rejected another’s perspective that, in hindsight, was a big mistake
Identify topics where it is difficult for you to see value in the alternative perspective and then seek out and write about the value in that alternative perspective

Discussion

Mindset Mastery

Mindset awakening

When was an instance where you or your team had a closed mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
When was an instance where you or your team had an open mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
It is common for us to shut down the ideas of others?
When are the times that we shut down the ideas of others?
How psychologically safe is our environment?
Who is someone that you know that has a fixed mindset? How does that limit them?
Do you feel like your opinions count?
How can we help your opinions count more?
What is our culture related to giving and receiving feedback?
Are we intellectually humble?
What are topics that we take a strong stand on? Do we take too strong of a stand on it?
Who is someone that you know that has a closed mindset? How does that limit them?
Is there any evidence that we have any of the following fears?
Fear of:
- Being wrong
- Admitting that we have been wrong
- Losing control
- Losing respect
- Not being the smartest person in the room
While these fears may be protecting us in some way, how are they holding us back?

Self-talk

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* = Purpose Focused

Deep learning

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The Five-Minute Journal
Write two paragraphs about your goals and aspirations
Answer: What is your purpose? What is your destination?
Identify a time when you took a purpose-driven risk. What were the benefits of doing so?

Identify a time when you “played it safe” as opposed to taking a purpose-driven risk. Why did you choose to “play it safe?”
Identify one of your idols:
- What decisions did they have to make that seemed "crazy" at some point?
- What purpose-driven risk did they have to take?
- What would have happened if they hadn't taken that risk?
- What happened because they took that risk?
What does your ideal future look like, smell like, taste like, sound like, feel like?

Discussion

Mindset Mastery

Mindset awakening

When was an instance where you or your team had a prevention mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
When was an instance where you or your team had a promotion mindset and how it affected you personally and the broader group?
How much do we prioritize avoiding problems? Why?
When are times that we are the most prevention/promotion-minded?
Are we more comfort-focused or more purpose-focused?
What happens when a problem occurs? How do we “react” to it?
What is our destination? How do we know when we are making progress toward it?
What is our purpose?
When we work with our customers, are we more focused on getting things “right” or on adding value?
Is there any evidence that we have any of the following fears?
Fear of:
- Having problems
- Making mistakes
- Losing
- Discomfort
- Not hitting results
- Not hitting benchmarks
- Not being the best
- Dropping the ball
While these fears may be protecting us in some way, how are they holding us back?

Self-talk

Deep learning

Books

aRTICLES

Videos

Writing Exercises

Identify a time when you had an outward mindset. What did it feel like? What was the impact that you had on others?
Identify a time when you had an inward mindset. What did it feel like? What was the impact that you had on others?
Identify a time when you shifted from an inward mindset to an outward mindset. What difference did it make?
Identify a time when you shifted from an outward mindset to an inward mindset. Why did that shift occur? What could you have done differently?

Describe the self-deception cycle and identify a time you found yourself stuck in such a cycle.
Identify people you are going to interact with today. How can you better see them as people?
Who are you being that their eyes are not shining?
Do you see others as doing the best that they can? Why or Why not?

Discussion

Mindset Mastery

Mindset awakening

Do we see each other people or as objects?
When do we tend to see each other as people/objects?
What are ways we can ensure we see others more as people?
When have you felt like an object? What affect did that have on you? Why did this happen? How can we prevent it again in the future?
When do you feel like a person? What affect does this have on you? How can we ensure it happens more frequently?
Do we see others as doing the best that they can?
Do we have the capacity to ask ourselves: “Who am I being that their eyes are not shining?”
How do we see the self-deception cycle play out in our group?
Is there any evidence that we have any of the following fears?
Fear of:
- Missing out
- Getting passed up
- Being unseen
- Being unloved
- Not being respected
- Trusting others
- Being let down
While these fears may be protecting us in some way, how are they holding us back?

Self-talk

Mindset Development Library

Resources for Developing:

Deep learning

Books

aRTICLES

Videos

Directly on growth mindsets

Our changability

Writing Exercises

Discussion

Mindset Mastery

Mindset awakening

Self-talk

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