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What’s stopping you from being the creative person you were created to be? What’s stopping you from stepping into the void of your life and creating fullness? For every mess, there is a creative idea to fix it and for every void, there is creative wholeness to satisfy it. The creative idea you’re in need […]
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You’re reading The Power of a Growth Mindset, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Have you ever heard this saying?
Leaders are made, not born.
I’ve always found this quote comforting—it shows that not all of our gifts are assigned at birth. Our talents can be developed and shaped through practice and passion.
However, I know some may disagree and believe that we are simply born with certain talents. Those who follow this belief likely follow a fixed mindset. That means that if you are a bad public speaker or a mediocre pianist, no amount of nurturance or development will help you.
The opposite of a fixed mindset is a growth mindset. People with this mentality believe in personal development through concentrated efforts to grow and learn. Although you might not be the greatest starting out, you still have the ability to improve.
I strongly…

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“How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young or slender. ‘Thank God!’ we say, ‘those illusions are gone.’” ~Alain de Botton
Are you high functioning at school, college, or in your career, but dysfunctional with …
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In much of the success literature and in the applied motivational literature that is developed today, the explicit suggestions contained within are to practice certain behaviors for a certain outcome. So, you may see information with titles such as, “Do these four things for greater happiness”, or, “Perform the seven steps every morning for more […] …

Enter the minds of 40 top Billionaires from around the world and learn how the top 1% are able to reach success and grow their bank accounts to the 9 digit mark. From Bill Gates to Mukesh Ambani, these billionaire quotes are priceless for anyone who aspires to be successful. I hope you find massive […] …

If you could see a diagram of my brain and you could imagine every line was a thought, it would look like you’d given a room full of 4 year olds crayons and told them to draw on the floor of a huge room. I don’t think one thing at a time. As my family […]Read More… …

Over 90% of consumers say that they would stay loyal to their supplier after a good call center experience. Smart business leaders know how valuable this is – just one positive interaction with a consumer can keep them coming back for years to come. They can even influence potential future customers as well. In an […]
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A worksheet for the moral mathematics of decision-making from America’s original prophet of self-improvement. …

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“Always speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.” ~Unknown
You may not want to admit this to others, but I know the truth about you.
You freeze, clam up, and shut down when tensions rise and your spidey-sense detects …
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By Leo Babauta A couple months ago, one of my favorite cookbook authors/bloggers (Jules Clancy of Stone Soup) came to me and asked in her Australian accent, “G’day Leo, how would you like to collaborate on a free vegan cookbook? I promise it won’t have Fosters or vegemoit in it, mate!” OK, she didn’t say […] …

Whether it’s an important work meeting, church service or even your own wedding, it’s not the time for you to be taking phone calls. If you’re an iPhone user, you can set your phone to send any call straight to your voicemail. That way, you won’t have to divert each call individually. To do that, […]
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“Now I will do nothing but listen, / To accrue what I hear into this song…” …

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your own understanding.” ~Khalil Gibran
There was a time in my life where I felt like everything needed to seem okay.
I had trouble achieving emotional closeness in my relationships, …
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Have you ever heard the question, “what would you do if money was not a factor?” It is one of those questions that people often brush aside, because quite frankly, money is a factor. The doubters will mock you as naive or foolish, but deep down you know it is possible to start living your […]Read More… …

We have all experienced rejection. It comes in many forms. Whether it’s a rejection from a friend, a lover or a boss, they all have one certain thing in common — they hurt. It’s almost impossible not to take the rejection personally. After all, they didn’t reject someone else — they rejected you. That’s as […]
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Today we feature an awesome collection of 32 motivational & inspirational picture quotes that we have come across the past week while searching around on the social sharing website Tumblr. Add these as wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone or share these quotes around and send in any motivational or inspirational picture quotes that you have […] …

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“To create taste is to call forth and bestow power, of which knowledge is the effect; and there lies the true difficulty.” …

You’re reading Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work – And What Does, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

You might be anxiously wondering where this article is going to go, so just in case you’re about to judge me as some negative Nancy that’s going to bash positive thinking, I’d like to clear that up because that’s not what I’m about to do.
I’m going to use a deep dive into The Three Principles understanding of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought to awaken you to the fact that we don’t need to try to think positive in order to enjoy a joyous and fulfilling life. All we need is an understanding, and to not take our thoughts so damn seriously.
What I’m going to touch on is:

Positive and negative emotions don’t exist, you just think they do
Judging vs understanding
A fear-based mentality
How the mind really…