Growth Mindset Ideas
Make your inside voice default positive.
If you are one of those people who struggle to like themselves this is for you. You might have few action regrets, feel you are not enough, or may feel broken. But the concept of understanding self here will tell you that there is nothing wrong with you.
You have many different parts, and a core Self. An internal family systems therapy (IFS) approach developed by psychotherapist Richard Schwartz. It states the different parts within each of us operates like families interact.
Core Self: Part where you feel compassion, calm, curiosity, courage, and connectedness. Its part of everyone where there is a clarity, creativity and everyone feel confident.
Protective Self: Part where you feel judgement, resistance and urge to control. These are your managers. They like to manage your life to make you look good. Its where your inner critic operates with "should voice"
Vulnerable Self: Parts where you hold your wounds, rejections, and distressing feelings. For example shame from childhood for not being good enough at sport might be here. And protective part decides to hide it to avoid getting criticized again.
Reactive Self: Parts where you are a firefighter. All "trigger" actions from the fight or flight response originates here. Like anger, reaction after reading panic news etc.
Irrespective of which part of self, the inside voice is going to be there. We have a choice of what parts of self we hear and heal.
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Knowing different parts of you is pivotal in knowing what part of you is most active in your life. Even though this concept is from psychotherapy, it makes self-awareness journey more intentional. The most important conversations you'll ever have are the ones you'll have with yourself. Make sure those conversations are interesting, inspiring, and comes from hope than fear.
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Journaling - The art of archiving your life
Journaling is a powerful tool that help us archive and reflect on our lives. Whether you're recording daily events, thoughts, feelings, or goals, journaling provides a space for self expression and reflection. Recording our thoughts and feelings allows us to gain new insights based on past experiences, track personal growth, and see how we've changed over time. It is especially helpful during difficult times when it may be hard to see progress or positive change.
Journaling builds self-awareness. Here are some ways to make most of journaling as a practice,
Unfiltered writing: Journaling is your space to be honest and unfiltered. Don't worry about grammar or spelling. Just let your thoughts flow freely.
Reflect: Reflect and record any significant events or feelings you experienced during day. This could include moments of joy, frustration, sadness, or accomplishment.
Write your goals: Use your journal as a space to record your short-term and long-term goals. This can help you track your progress and stay motivated.
Build a habit: Choose a time and place where you can write without distractions. This could be in the morning with a cup of coffee or at night before bed. Find a quiet space where you feel comfortable and can focus on your journaling.
Get creative: Journal does not have to be in writing. It can be visual, numbers, star system, mood indicators in the form of color, or a speed dial. I've a friend who draw about moments that makes her smile. One of her entry has a picture of a cupcake :)
Use prompts: If you're not sure what to write about, try using prompts. These can be anything from quotes to questions to visual prompts. I've created a ready journaling prompts pdf, if you want I'd be happy to email it to you.
By setting a consistent time and place, writing freely, reflecting on your day, recording your goals, and using prompts, you can make the most of your journaling practice. I'd love to hear your journaling experience and what works for you. Please share.
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“In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances to shape our lives by default.”
~ Stephen Covey
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Journaling our daily happenings, happiness or sadness etc will look really great when we look backward about our progress down the line. Recently I happened to come across my college diary which just enabled a time travel to those days. A challenge now which many of us having is a consistency of daily journaling at least that happens with me.
We get a diary to journal every year but after few pages, we forget to do the same in our daily hustle. What would be your suggestions for keeping a self consistent in terms of journaling?