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Episode 16: Bloom Where You Planted
Episode 16 is the 3rd part of the GROWTH MINDSET series.
For this week's episode, I offer ways that you can flourish in your current condition, even if it is not your ideal situation.
Strategy #1: Examine your character.
Our character is the aggregate of who we are; thoughts, feelings, and behaviors it's "what's inside every one of us." A great resource for discovering your strengths is the Character Strengths Survey. Take this survey, and once you've pinpointed your strengths, think about how you can use them to the best of your ability. This way you can spend less time dwelling on the things you don't like about yourself and more time living a fulfilling life by emphasizing the parts that you do like.
Strategy #2: Be adaptable.
What makes us adaptable? One primary way of becoming more adaptable is to improve your coping mechanism. Your coping mechanism is what you usually think or how you usually react in the face of stress or trauma to help manage difficult emotions. Many of us start whining or complaining as soon as we find ourselves in a difficult situation. Some of us lash out at others and blame them for our current situation. Although it MAY be a normal reaction for most of us, it ultimately leads to nowhere. Learn to accept the situation, ADAPT to it and move on.
Strategy #3: Be content.
Contentment is a state of satisfaction. It means that you don't necessarily have to be in an ideal state or a perfect situation to experience fulfillment or happiness. You can become content by practicing MINDFULNESS. Mindfulness is about appreciating where you are without striving to change anything or make something happen. It's a state of mind in which you let go of the past, you don't worry about the future, you simply BE. You allow yourself to rest in that moment. It's the ultimate way to find contentment wherever you may be
This episode can be summed up with the words of psychologist Carl Jung, "I am not what happened to me, I am what I CHOOSE to become."
Make sure you follow me on social media: Instagram: @drpaulacoach Facebook: @drpaulacoach
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By Dr. PaulaEpisode 16 is the 3rd part of the GROWTH MINDSET series.
For this week's episode, I offer ways that you can flourish in your current condition, even if it is not your ideal situation.
Strategy #1: Examine your character.
Our character is the aggregate of who we are; thoughts, feelings, and behaviors it's "what's inside every one of us." A great resource for discovering your strengths is the Character Strengths Survey. Take this survey, and once you've pinpointed your strengths, think about how you can use them to the best of your ability. This way you can spend less time dwelling on the things you don't like about yourself and more time living a fulfilling life by emphasizing the parts that you do like.
Strategy #2: Be adaptable.
What makes us adaptable? One primary way of becoming more adaptable is to improve your coping mechanism. Your coping mechanism is what you usually think or how you usually react in the face of stress or trauma to help manage difficult emotions. Many of us start whining or complaining as soon as we find ourselves in a difficult situation. Some of us lash out at others and blame them for our current situation. Although it MAY be a normal reaction for most of us, it ultimately leads to nowhere. Learn to accept the situation, ADAPT to it and move on.
Strategy #3: Be content.
Contentment is a state of satisfaction. It means that you don't necessarily have to be in an ideal state or a perfect situation to experience fulfillment or happiness. You can become content by practicing MINDFULNESS. Mindfulness is about appreciating where you are without striving to change anything or make something happen. It's a state of mind in which you let go of the past, you don't worry about the future, you simply BE. You allow yourself to rest in that moment. It's the ultimate way to find contentment wherever you may be
This episode can be summed up with the words of psychologist Carl Jung, "I am not what happened to me, I am what I CHOOSE to become."
Make sure you follow me on social media: Instagram: @drpaulacoach Facebook: @drpaulacoach