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In this episode, Austin talks about growth and fixed mindsets from the book Mindset: How You Can Fulfill Your Potential by Dr. Carol Dweck (link down below). There are several benefits and drawbacks that you can encounter when having such mindsets that Austin mentions. He goes on to talk about ten ways that Dr. Dweck suggests implementing to slowly work your way from having a fixed mindset to a growth one. They are:

1.  Acknowledge and embrace your imperfections

2. View challenges as opportunities

3. Try different learning tactics

4. Replace the word "failure" with "learning"

5. Stop seeking approval

6. Value the process over the end result. (Find joy in the journey)

7. Cultivate a sense of purpose

8. Celebrate the growth of others

9. Reward actions over traits

10. Use the phrase "not yet" instead of "no"

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Mindset: How You Can Fulfill Your Potential:

https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-How-Fulfill-Your-Potential/dp/1780332009/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1ENM390CWKI7U&dchild=1&keywords=mindset+how+you+can+fulfill+your+potential&qid=1614472491&sprefix=mindset+how%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-6

In this episode, I will cover five tools/techniques that we can use to help combat negative thinking or cognitive distortions. These are from the book Feeling Great by David Burns. By applying these techniques in your life, you will be able to see a change in the way you go throughout life. They will help you to create a positive, happy life. The five techniques I will cover are:

1. Positive Reframing

2. The Magic Dial

3. Double Standard Technique

4. Semantic Method

5. Examine the Evidence

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In this episode, I will cover the last five of the ten cognitive distortions that David Burns mentions in his book Feeling Great. Cognitive distortions are ways that our brains like to trick us into believing a false reality. If you haven't listened to part one of this episode, that is where we talked about the first five, go ahead and listen to that one first! In this episode, I will cover:

1. Magnification and Minimization

2. Emotional Reasoning

3. Should Statements

4. Labeling

5. Self-blame and Other-blame

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In this episode, I will cover five of the ten cognitive distortions that David Burns talks about in his book Feeling Great. 

The five distortions that I will talk about are:

1. All-or-Nothing Thinking

2. Overgeneralization

3. Mental Filtering 

4. Discounting the Positive

5. Jumping to Conclusions

Cognitive distortions can have a powerfully negative effect on our lives. When we learn to recognize them, we are able to start the process of overcoming these negative and distorted thoughts with positive, wholesome ones. Learning to do so will bring your life to a new light. You will start to love life and yourself on a whole new level!