As long as I approach this situation with appreciation, the arms of abundance will be extended to me. I know that I do not consciously think this every day, but I trust my spirit to quide me.
I’m always going to be able to find something to appreciate around me.
My day always begins and ends with gratitude
Activity Suggestion
Maintain a Gratitude Journal.
Quotes
Gratitude, Like Faith, is a Muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything. – Alan Cohen
Quotes
Responding with gratitude communicates a growth mindset- and a willingness to collaborate in meaningful ways. – Stephen Covey
Scripture
Surah Al-Luqman has a verse that says: “..Anyone who is grateful does so to the profit of his own soul…” (31:12)
In other words, being grateful for your life will benefit and purify your soul.
Journal Prompt
Describe your favorite moment of the day.
Describe your favorite person and list all of that person’s good qualities.
Write about a random of act of kindness from another person.
Write about something that cheers you up when you feel down.
List 5 things you are grateful for today.
Remember a success you had and write a thank you speech describing who helped you.
Write about a favorite hobby.
Write about something you are grateful for with your work or personal life.
Write about something you accomplished today, and how you feel now.
Write about something someone else did to make you happy.
Growth Mindset recognizes that individuals are able to understand that they can get better at everything with consistent efforts and by utilizing effective strategies while seeking support if required. Combined together it appears that the application of growth mindset, WPA, MI and LIM enable schools to teach students to learn for life and not just school.
Growth Mindset Belief
Growth Mindset is not a trait but a skill that can be developed.
That Intelligence can be developed and that the brain is like muscle that can be trained
If individuals can develop their abilities and realize that dedication and effort make a difference, then they will not be paralyzed by challenges.
Growth Mindset Creates love of Learning and Resilience
Quotes
In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow – Carol S. Dweck
More and more research is suggesting, that far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and dynamic thing that changes over the life span and is shaped by experience. – Carol Dweck
Ways to Build Growth Mindset
“Not yet” is ok
Embrace imperfections
Face your challenges bravely
Cultivate ability to risk-take and learn from failure
Replace negative thoughts with positive ones [“Half full not Half Empty”]
“Mastery requires both impatience and patience. The Impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day. The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.” -James Clear
