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CULTIVATING GROWTH MINDSET

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Failed Expectations

You had expectations. Things that were supposed to happen in a certain way. These were some of your core objectives and desires. You really wanted them to work. You were expecting that by now.  That your business problems would have been solved. You would at least be running some smooth operations. Money would have started coming in at a certain modest percentage. You were hoping to fix a lot of things. And your expectations were high. However, so far. Nothing is moving in the direction you had anticipated. Things are working out gradually. There is absolutely nothing that looks amazing. But you are tired. You have done so much. And you were hoping for some rest. However, rest is not due. There will be no rest coming any time soon. And when you come to terms with all these realities. Your heart is breaking. It is breaking out of disappointments.

These frustrations are really bad. They are bad to an extent that they are changing you. They are darkening your heart. And making a brand new day look boring. The negative energy that disappointments are bringing to your life is not good. If you continue entertaining this line of thinking. You will surely get lost. Everything good will appear bad. You cannot begin your day like that. You cannot allow that noisy little voice turn you toxic. Something must happen. Something that counters these types of thoughts. You need to put yourself in charge. And silence the little voice. The little loud voice is small. However, it has power. It can ruin a good day. Get you out of a good mood. And quickly make you sad. The little voice wants you to focus on what is not working. And forget about everything good that has happened along the road.

That its mission. But you will not let that happen. Don’t focus on the wrong things. Such as, things that you don’t have. Things that are not working. What you don’t have right now. Where you are right now. And what you don’t like around you or about the entire situation. These are the wrongs things you need to disconnect your mind from as fast as you can. The best these wrong things can do. Is cause you to miss your blessing. Because they would have occupied an important space in your mind. They would have taken the space of rational thinking. And taken you captive. You will no longer be in charge. Instead, the little toxic voice will be in charge. And when in that position of power. It will only lead you to negative things. Things that will make you sad. Disappointed and angry. You will feel bad about everything. Yet, you just woke up.

Silence the Little Voice

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The little voice will hinder you from seeing many good things in a new day. It will not even let you say a simple thank you. Instead, it will pull your spirit down. And make you get anxious. The little evil voice will paint a picture of no progress. Of everything being static. And try to trap you in a negative zone in your own mind. That voice is a thief. Recognize it for what it is. It is the devil in disguise. Trying to steal your joy. Trying to shift your focus from the right things. That noisy little voice wants you to start complaining. Because when you complain. You don’t complain about good things. You lament about things that are not working right. All your energy goes to everything that is not working as you envisioned. This behavior will make you even sadder because you will see a lot of bad things.

But look. What is not working and aligning with your expectations are burdens. All those things that you thought would have been fixed by now. But are not yet solved are burdens. If you continue looking at them in that state. You will become miserable. And take away your energy to continue. You will get stuck in a dark phase. And your heart will become toxic. It will become poisonous because your attention is on the wrong things. Things like how the people around you are not offering the right support. Of, how these people are not rising to the occasion. Yet, you have done so many things for them. Gradually, that toxicity will transition into hate. And that will be really ugly. That is exactly where the little loud voice wants to drive you. Its objective is to drop you off at hatred. The voice wants you to hate your own family and friends.

It wants you to see what they are not doing. How they are not measuring up. They are only concerned with their lives. Yet, in the past. You pulled up a lot for them. But they are only doing average. The negative voice will also introduce toxic comparison of how people around you are doing poorly. Compared to what you have done for them. The voice wants to destroy good relationships too. That is what a thief does. Destroy good things. Cause strife where there is no strife. Don’t turn yourself toxic. Instead, cast those burdens. Things that are not working are not your burdens to carry. These problems, frustrations, and pain can be dropped off somewhere. There is a safe place you can cast your burdens. I won’t tell you where. But just have the knowledge that you can cast all your heavy burdens of what did not become.

Solve Them This Way

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When in the middle of solving a complex problem. You can experience all manner of emotions. Those emotions occur because they reflect the chronic aspect of a situation. Your expectations of a problem might be false. Perhaps, you thought you had figured out everything. However, upon getting to the real problem. You discover that it was not as straightforward as you thought. There are complications. And you were not prepared for that. When such realities occur. It makes people sad. Learning later that a problem is chronic might make you emotional. Disappointed or anxious. Because it means. It will take longer than you had planned. That is even a heavier burden. It can easily make you sick. But get this. Reacting using your emotions to a difficult problem will not help you. That is why you must silence the evil voice.

Because it is triggering you to act emotionally when your problems require reason. Put your mind on the right things. Leave the things that are not working alone. If you learn that a problem is beyond your control and outside your skills set. Think about the right person you work with. Find strategic partnerships that will result in a desired outcome. Where you are and what you don’t have are not problems. Focus on the source of the problem not the resources that you don’t have. If you keep your mind in the right place. You will end up with everything you need. Because when you learn to cast your problems at the right person or place. They will not come back as complex problems. The things that were not working will come back as things that are working. Put yourself in charge. And just cast away all things that did not become what you wanted them to become. Don’t complain. Just cast them.