Tag: mindset
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3 Lessons on Focus from Dandapani
I first met Dandapani at an Entrepreneurs Organisation event in Istanbul in 2012, I have since met him in Boston and then helped bring him to Barcelona to spend a day with our Entrepreneurs’ Organisation chapter. Dandapani teaches some simple but highly important lessons about awareness and our mind, and how to be intentional about…
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How to Create an Abundance Mindset
Our mindset creates our experience of life. With a poor mindset, my experience of life will suffer. With a better mindset, my experience of life will be of greater joy and resourcefulness. What is Mindset? Your mindset is your collection of beliefs that shape your thought habits. Thought habits affect how you think, what you…
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The Power of Selective Ignorance
In the most recent edition of James Clear’s weekly newsletter, he shared this gem on improving your quality of life. Be “Selectively Ignorant” Ignore topics that drain your attention. Unfollow people that drain your energy. Abandon projects that drain your time. Do not keep up with it all. The more selectively ignorant you become, the…
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Our Brain is Teflon for the Positive, Velcro for the Negative
Neuroscience based Habits for Happiness… There is a saying that I heard recently from Elsa Punset… “Our brain is teflon for the positive and velcro for the negative” It is a powerful metaphor. It is solidly grounded in psychological research. In good relationships the ratio of positive to negative comments is 7:1. 1 negative comment…