How Mindset Shifts Can Change Your Game
One of our goals is to help you truly embrace how simple, easy, quick mindset shifts will empower you to not only achieve your goals, but also feel like you can give more to those you love.
Did you catch that? When you are living on purpose and living a life you love, you’ll be able to feel better about how you care for those in your life.
We all know that someone who feels confident is a force to be reckoned with.
When you live your life in such a way that you feel tremendous inner strength, confidence, and self-love, you will realize that you are unstoppable. How you choose to use your unstoppable-ness (yes, I made that word up… just wanted to be sure you were paying attention) is as personal as your awesome is.
It may be simple and quiet, such as being more present with those you love, being more in tune with your creative side, or trying out for a team or a job opportunity you’ve always dreamed about but never gone after. Or it may be more visible to the outside world, such as trying for a reach school, trying a new sport, choosing to tackle a marathon, or trying your hand at writing music or even a book.
The bottom line is: when you are living on purpose and taking care of yourself, you will have the energy and presence to go after your dreams.
Today, we want to explore the mindset shifts that will help you live your life to the fullest. But before we do that, let’s once again talk about mindset.
Your mindset is simply the habits of your mind. What you think about consistently is what you will get. If you think about donuts consistently, eventually you’re going to give in and have a donut. Because healthy nutrition isn’t about hanging on for dear life. Healthy nutrition is about desiring the feeling of fueling your body properly. Shifting over to that desire by shifting how you think about a donut? That’s mindset.
So what are the mindset shifts that will help you really live your life to the fullest?
Mindset Shift #1: Guilt is pointless. I know I am doing the best I can.
We do not achieve lasting change from negative emotions. Guilt and beating yourself up can get you moving, for sure. How many Monday mornings have you started over? And how many of those were because of lousy decisions made over the weekend? And how many of those times have stuck?
Lasting change is not an outgrowth of self-hatred, guilt, or beating yourself up.
Lasting change comes from a place of love. It is about desiring the good, not running away from the bad.
Guilt does not make you feel better. It only brings you down and perpetuates stress eating, wanting to sleep, or wanting the entire bag of Oreos. And truth be told, it can even cause true clinical depression.
Guilt is easy. It’s accessible. We are used to it.
But it’s pointless.
Repeat after me: “We are all just doing the best we can.” Now say it over again. Because when you include those you love in this, you’ll not only feel less guilt for yourself, you’ll feel more compassion for everyone around you.
We are all just doing the best we can.
Mindset Shift #2: Yesterday is history. Today, I choose to do right by my mind, body, and spirit.
This follows directly from mindset shift #1. First, we realize that we’re doing the best we can. Next, we choose today.
Today is always available to us. But yesterday? History.
So, each and every day, we let go of yesterday. We learn from it. Maybe you rocked yesterday. Awesome, keep it up! But if you had some missteps, let them go. What can you do better today? What choices do you want to make so that, when you put your head on the pillow tonight, you can say, “Today was a good, good day”?
Because, in any given moment, you can make that choice.
Yesterday is history, and so is five minutes ago. Did you just make some choices that make you feel icky? Can’t go back. But you can, right now, choose to do right by your body, mind, and spirit.
Just snapped at your mom? Can’t go back. But you can, right now, choose to apologize and give her a hug.
Just realized you spaced on a project? Can’t go back. But you can, right now, choose to forgive yourself, add it to your list, and knock it out as soon as you’re able.
Yesterday is history.
Right now, today, choose to love yourself right. Care for yourself, so you can be who you want to be out in the world.
Mindset Shift #3: Activity breeds activity. The more I do, the better I feel.
Okay, now this one is a big one. This one may be one you have to really spend some time on before you’ll fully embrace it. But I promise you, it’s a game-changer.
Relaxing is awesome. You will never hear us argue that point. We love to relax! And rest? Rest is not just awesome, it’s essential for your well-being and mental health.
But, consider this: how much more awesome is it to relax when you know you’ve been productive?
Which scenario do you prefer:
a) You’re overwhelmed. You plop down on your bed. You don’t even know where to start on your to-do list, so you open up TikTok. Next thing you know two hours have passed and your to-do list is still there. Undone.
or
b) You plop down on your bed. It’s been an awesome day. You got started on a project that was stressing you out, and you realized you’re ahead of the game now because it’s not going to be as bad as you thought it was. You took care of those thank you letters your mom has been reminding you to do. You had a great workout with a friend after school. Oh and your bed? It’s sooooo cozy….
This should be a no-brainer quiz, right? Obviously, it feels better to get more done! There’s a time and a place to relax for sure, and a time and a place to dig in and get stuff done!
Activity breeds activity. When you’re struggling, often the best thing you can do is get moving. If you’re not sure where to start, just start. Do anything. Check your assignments and get organized. Go for a walk. Straighten your room. Or if you really want to feel amazing: buckle in and tackle that to-do list.
These three mindset shifts are really just the tip of the iceberg.
These are a few examples, but if you only start here, with these three, or only start with just one, you’re already on the path to better self-care. And getting on that path will put you on the path towards ultimately, truly, living the life you desire.
Your assignment:
Choose a mindset shift you are going to adopt, today. Write it on the back of your hand. On a Post-It note on your mirror. On your phone wallpaper. Just choose one, just to get you going!
Which shift resonates with you today? Is there one, or two, or more? Or, did one click for you, but you feel like you want to word it a bit differently? If so, you totally should! This should be very personal. It should bubble up from you and make you say, “YES! That makes sense! I can make that shift!”
And for today, click share on this post, and when you do, give a shout out to your friends: which is the mindset shift you are most excited to adopt?
xo,
Cori and Christine