EP #10 More Lies we Believe: Recognising the source of wrong mindsets

2020-06-18

When it comes to removing wrong mindsets, we have to understand the source. Without knowing how a lie became our truth, we run the risk of layering our minds with the same stuff again. I know myself is a mindset that sounds grand, but it can be limiting. When the certainty of your knowledge of self prevents you from attempting great feats, it is a problem. It is good to know yourself, but don't allow a fixed mindset to rob you of new opportunities. A fixed mindset believes in it's abil...

When it comes to removing wrong mindsets, we have to understand the source. Without knowing how a lie became our truth, we run the risk of layering our minds with the same stuff again.

I know myself is a mindset that sounds grand, but it can be limiting. When the certainty of your knowledge of self prevents you from attempting great feats, it is a problem.

It is good to know yourself, but don't allow a fixed mindset to rob you of new opportunities. A fixed mindset believes in it's abilities, but doesn't think it can acquire new abilities. A growth mindset is confident even in absence of knowledge or resources; it believes it can obtain what is needed in the future.

The victim mentality is one of those sneaky mindsets that does not announce itself. Every effect has a cause and victim mindset points to an external source as the cause of the challenge.

A victim is someone who has suffered the effects of a bad situation like crime or illness. The mentality sees every uncomfortable situation not as life happening, but as a crime against them. The victim needs a villain, and the villain can be their parents, their neighbourhood, the government, the rich, etc.

Victims share the same lexicon. They use the same words and share similar ideas. They understand each other and attract the same.

Going through a major challenge can lead you into victim mode. When we stay in casualty mode, we start to attract people who only feel useful when others are in pain. Beware of friends who only show up to help you when things are rough, but feel useless if you don't need them. If you seem to end up with those sorts of friends, chances are you are attracting them.

As we head into the weekend, I want to challenge you to watch the words you use. Which pool are you drawing from?

References:

Psalm 139: 14

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful. I know that full well.

Proverbs 4:18

The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

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