What Kids Can Teach Us

Why is it that as we get older we tend to avoid things we feel we aren’t good at?

Kids are great examples of resiliency, putting in the work, trusting the process, and having a growth mindset. Somewhere down the road though we lose this mindset. We develop a fixed mindset from listening to society who tells us what we are good at and what we are not good at. We believe this and avoid what we aren’t good at, while sticking to what we are good at since that’s where we are safe. Although it may be safe, it is not how we grow. Sticking to our strenghts only makes us stagnant.

Choose to not listen. Foster that inner child mindset that’s still there. Take a lesson from my cousin who is working hard at learning to ice skate. He works hard, falls down often, but gets back up every time with a smile on his face and an eagerness to try yet again. He celebrates the small wins and trust the process that there will be times he can stand and skate unassisted, but knowing that a fall is just a step away.

He is not “good” or “bad” at ice skating, but he is resilient and strong-willed and is doing what we all do every day, which is learning and improving.

Own your fate by avoiding putting labels on what we are or are not good at. Go for whatever you want to achieve, with the mindset that you may struggle and fall down, but that you have the willpower and strength to show resiliency by getting back up, learn from the failure, and attempt it yet again.

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