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Three mindset changes you can make today to get more progress in life
It doesn’t have to be all or nothing
All my life, I have had an all-or-nothing mentality, also known as the perfectionist mindset. I have always said to myself, if I had to do it, it’d better be done in the best way or if I take this risk, I’d better be successful. While trying and doing your best is always good, I’ve come to realise that this kind of thinking can sometimes sabotage achieving anything.
I finally had a light-bulb moment this year when I started allowing myself to do more public speaking. I used to say to myself that until I am the best public speaker I know, I won’t speak at events. Well, to become good at anything, one needs practice and until we let go to all-or-nothing or the perfectionist mentality, we won’t be get a chance to practice. I’m happy to report that although I’m far from being the best public speaker I know, I’m much much better than I was a year ago.
Your comfort zone is elastic and it is easily expandable
Being an introvert, I dislike public settings and try to avoid them at all cost. Up until recently, whenever I got invited to parties and events, I used to stress for days and weeks, depending on how far in advance I knew about it, on how to find an excuse so I did not have to attend. If I…
