Living Your Potential

31. A Beginner’s Mindset with Jennifer McClearen


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In this episode, Brianna and Jennifer discuss:

  • How Jenn got into martial arts and how it changed the way she viewed herself
  •  Struggling with the learning curve and expectations of your writing in a PhD program 
  • The concept of a beginner's mindset 
  • How Jenn used a beginner’s mindset to help her learn to be a better writer and found use for it again later in her jiu-jitsu career
  • Expectations we put on ourselves 
  • How seeing growth is hard if we’re only focused on the deficits
  • Using mistakes as learning opportunities 

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Jenn's Article: Lessons from Martial Arts on Writing and Failure
Jenn's Book:  Fighting Visibility



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Living Your PotentialBy Brianna French