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The keys to the mental attitude that will make you grow
Growth mindset
Eber Dosil gives in his book «Growth Midset: the mental attitude that will make you grow» steps to achieve our maximum potential
The «Growth Mindset» seeks self-knowledge in order to bring to light the best possible version of ourselves. And that is what the professor, consultant and lecturer Eber Dosil dedicates his book with the eponymous title, “Growth Mindset”, to finding a mental attitude that helps us grow.
“Any change must start from the inside out”, explains the author in the book, and what this seeks is that “we develop, multiply and maximize our development capacity, focusing on effort, discipline and lateral thinking.
“It is an attitude of mind, effort, positivity, it serves to remember what we already know, to laugh and to have a good time,” said the author during the presentation of the book, an event in which exercises and interaction with Those present was essential, reflecting the spirit of the book. And it is that this was born as a guide, a manual to help those who are interested to work on their personal and mental development through practical exercises and references to pop culture, just as the writer does in his university classes.
And how can we improve that mental attitude? Throughout the pages the author and teacher leave clues to, little by little, start the change.
Always look at the glass as full as possible
«Start telling your brain that the glass is full, that things are going well. And if it’s not crowded, if things aren’t right, if you don’t think you’re living like you should, surprise! Most things are up to you», States the author in the book. Seeking that positivity prevails, he comments that “if we put all the meat on the grill no one will be able to blame us for anything.” Dedicate yourself to work and stop the bullshit. You already have it. There it is for you. It is the formula for Coca-Cola. It’s the Holy Grail, ”he jokes.
Don’t stop valuing what you have
Many times we take some very important things in life for granted, and that’s when we make the mistake. “We are very lucky to have everything we have. We must take care of our head, which is perhaps our most valuable possession, to to be able to see the things we have and not the ones we will never have. Stop fighting mills, ”says the author.
The importance of thinking about death
Throughout the pages of the book, Eber Dosil has a great impact on the idea of death, on not forgetting it, on knowing that it is always there. It is the moment in which we assume it and we are aware of its constant presence when we really begin to live. “Prepare to die”, says the author that was going to be the title of the book. In the part that he dedicates to this topic, Dosil proposes that readers imagine the day of his death and think about whether, if he died tomorrow, they would do so fully and satisfied. That is why it invites us to live life with that objective, to reach the day of our death without having left anything in the drawer, to assume the «carpe diem» as a lifestyle.
Promote creativity
Also, it is very important to encourage creativity for our development. To develop this, the author says that passion is essential. «Creativity is the unrealized future. It is a fine balance between the known and the unknown. Creativity encourages us to undertake activities without knowing the results beforehand, ”says Dosil. This creativity is a tool in our life, a “central computer” without which we could not advance.