 In the movie, The Pursuit of Happiness, Chris Gardner goes from living on the streets with his son to owning a multi-million dollar stockbroker firm. How? Mindset. Through all of the struggles he faces, Chris remains determined and never gives up on creating a better life for himself and his son. This is the power of mindset. After watching today's video, you'll have new tools to help you shift your mindset, become the best version of yourself, and feel fulfilled. So here are three powerful mindset shifts that will change your life. Number one, The Abundance Mindset. Let's start with a word of advice from Bene Brown, a renowned author in the self-help space, and a research professor at the University of Houston. We can't ask people to give us something that we believe we are not worthy of receiving. Do you believe that you're worthy of receiving the things you want in life, whether it's building a successful career or having fulfilling relationships, opening yourself up to new opportunities, and believing that you are worthy of them can be life-changing? A powerful way to do this is to build an abundance mindset. In his popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey described the abundance mindset and the scarcity mindset. If you have an abundance mindset, you believe there's room for everyone to succeed, and you're grateful for what you have. On the other hand, if you have a scarcity mindset, you're focused on what you lack. You believe there are limited resources and only room for some people to win. To build an abundance mindset, practice gratitude daily. You can become more content with your life and focus on working towards your goals rather than stressing about what you don't have. Reflect on what you're grateful for and focus on the amazing things that are happening in your life, even just the fact that you woke up today is something to celebrate. You might even form better relationships with your friends or coworkers because when you believe that there is enough to go around for everyone, there's no room left for being jealous or bitter when you see other people win. Also, try to be cooperative instead of competitive when possible. As Oprah said, if you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. Number two, the growth mindset. Let's do a mini quiz to see what type of mindset you currently have. Which statement do you agree with more? A, my skills can be developed with time and effort, or B, my skills are innate and can't be changed or improved. If you agree with A, you probably have what is called a growth mindset. If you agree with B, you probably have a fixed mindset. These terms were originally coined by psychologist Carl Dweck. People who have a growth mindset believe that if they work hard enough, they can develop their intelligence, talents, and abilities. People with a fixed mindset believe that everyone is born with certain abilities. Some people are naturally good at things others aren't, and there's nothing we can do to change it. Shifting to a growth mindset can greatly improve your well-being and quality of life. This is because people with a growth mindset have an internal locus of control. In other words, you believe that you have control of your life, as opposed to believing that your life is controlled by external factors. A study conducted by researchers, Alacha and Suri, showed that having an internal locus of control is positively linked to several well-being factors, including self-acceptance, purpose in life, and personal growth. A growth mindset can help you feel encouraged that you can grow and improve with time and effort. Catch yourself when you're having discouraging thoughts, like, things will never change for me or I'm inherently bad at this and I'll never be good at it. And if no one else has told you today, Psych2Goers, we are here to tell you that you can achieve anything you put your mind to. We believe in you. Progress Over Perfection Would you consider yourself to be a perfectionist? Maybe you try to make sure that everything is 100% flawless and don't feel comfortable submitting an assignment or work project, or sometimes even sending a text before it's perfect. You have a huge fear of making mistakes. This slows you down because you spend so much time perfecting things. If you can relate, this quote by Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook, might help you shift your mindset. Done is better than perfect. The idea behind this mindset isn't that you should stop putting in any effort or submit low-quality work. Rather, when you're working towards a goal, it's beneficial to shift your mindset from perfection to progress. Focus on enjoying and learning from the process. You might find that you're a lot happier and more productive when you have this mindset, because you're not spending a ton of time stressing to ensure the outcome is perfect. Besides, mistakes aren't failures, they're opportunities to learn. We hope this video helped you learn about the power of mindset and reflect on your own thoughts and beliefs. Remember that mindset shifts don't work without action. You can't just change your mindset without changing anything else in your life and expect results. Acting on your positive mindset is what creates real change. Did this video help you recognize any beliefs that aren't serving you that you'd like to change? What are some mindset shifts that have changed your life for the better? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 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