{"id":486,"date":"2021-12-17T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=486"},"modified":"2022-03-10T17:58:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:58:16","slug":"coaching-to-expand-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/coaching-to-expand-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching To Expand Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dec-photo-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-483 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dec-photo-1-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"expand thinking\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dec-photo-1-300x105.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dec-photo-1.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When most of us face a challenge, our typical response is to fall back on the old \u2018tried and true\u2019 way of doing things. This is usually what we\u2019ve learned has worked for us in the past. However, Oliver Wendell Holmes may have put it best when he said, \u201cMan\u2019s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.\u201d Now is an ideal time to take a look at how we think and how those thought patterns relate to our personal and professional development. Are you feeling stuck? Do you feel like your current way of thinking holds you back from your goals and living your best life? Over time, experiences and messages can \u2018fix\u2019 how you see yourself and result in negative emotions, quickness to give up, avoiding challenges and feelings of self-doubt. Fortunately, this doesn\u2019t have to be the way you live your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cultivating a Growth Mindset<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the difference between someone with a \u201cgrowth\u201d mindset and a \u201cfixed\u201d mindset? Those with a growth mindset understand that they can develop abilities and adapt them to different situations. They also understand that mistakes happen and they have a stronger sense of resilience as a result. A growth mindset is important because it can actually change what you strive for and what you see as success. The hand you\u2019re dealt is just the starting point for development. Here are a few ways to get started down the growth mindset road:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acknowledge and embrace imperfections<\/li>\n<li>View challenges as opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Replace the word \u201cfailing\u201d with the word \u201clearning\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Disassociate improvement from failure<\/li>\n<li>Value the process over the end result<\/li>\n<li>Place effort before talent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Expanding your thinking capacity and moving away from a fixed mindset can be challenging, but the rewards are limitless. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.<strong> Leah M Joppy and Associates <\/strong>can help you assess your current ways of thinking and determine steps you can take to cultivate a mindset for growth. Call us at <strong>301-670-0051<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:leah@lmja.com\">leah@lmja.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more reasons why someone may decide to work with a coach, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/why-should-i-work-with-a-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">read this article<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most of us face a challenge, our typical response is to fall back on the old \u2018tried and true\u2019 way of doing things. This is usually what we\u2019ve learned has worked for us in the past. 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