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Get to know your mind. It’s awesome.

Our mission at The Mind Room is to bring attention to the everyday actions that enhance people’s health and wellbeing. To help you tailor your own health and happiness plan, so it is sustainable, meaningful and helps you navigate the joys, sorrows, stressors and opportunities that life offers.

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Carol Dweck, the @Stanford psychologist who studied and identified growth and fixed mindsets, has noticed that there have been some misunderstandings about 'growth mindsets'. She identifies this as 'false growth mindsets', and elaborates below in a recent article in @TheAtlantic: "False growth mindset is saying you have growth mindset when you don't really have it or you don’t really understand [what it is]. It’s also false in the sense that nobody has a growth mindset in everything all the time. Everyone is a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets. You could have a predominant growth mindset in an area but there can still be things that trigger you into a fixed mindset trait. Something really challenging and outside your comfort zone can trigger it, or, if you encounter someone who is much better than you at something you pride yourself on, you can think 'Oh, that person has ability, not me.' So I think we all, students and adults, have to look for our fixed-mindset triggers and understand when we are falling into that mindset." For educators or parents, she says often they aren't willing to take the longer, more difficult path of helping students/kids identify strategies and connect success to those strategies. Instead, her complicated psychological research has gotten boiled down to, "praise the effort, not the outcome." Instead, Dweck states we should be praising "the effort that led to the outcome or learning progress....support the student in finding another strategy." She goes on to say that we should focus on "process praise"; focus on the "learning process and show how hard work, good strategies, and good use of resources lead to better learning." . . . #growthmindset #fixedmindset #themindroom #caroldweck #performancepsychology #psychologytips #sportspsychology #learnthroughpsychology #themindroomworkshop #psychologyworkshop #melbourneclasses #melbournepsychologist #melbourneworkshops #knowyourmind #growyourmind #staymotivated #headspace #emotionalintelligent #performancecoaching #positivepsychology #selfeducation #melbourneevents #lifelonglearning #selfdevelopmentworkshop #learningthroughfailure You might have noticed some tiny little hearts in our waiting room. In the words of Sarah, founder of 1000 Hearts, here is the reason: "1000 Hearts is a kindness project that I started in 2016 because I wanted to spread some love and compassion. Inspired by my work in the non-profit sector, I felt a need to do something that offered love in an all-inclusive way with no cost, no conditions and no limits. The project is based around small pocket hearts which are handmade from wool felt and stitched with love and good intentions. These hearts are then offered to people as a symbol of compassion, care and kindness. When I began 1000 Hearts, I hand-stitched one thousand pocket hearts for people who nominated themselves as distributors to give them away in random acts of kindness. When messages started pouring in from recipients, I was astounded to realise the power of these little hearts which people carried as talismans of love, courage, hope and comfort. Many people asked me for additional hearts that they could share with others and lots of people started making and distributing hearts themselves. A community started to grow from my small act of love; a community where kindness and connection are valued and hearts are healed. Since the project started, I’ve made over 8000 hearts and many others have joined in, creating a global network of 'heartists' committed to spreading the love. Hearts have been donated to people struggling with a wide variety of challenges like loneliness, mental illness, sickness and bereavement. I’ve sent hearts to people impacted by the Orlando nightclub shooting, the bombing in Manchester and the Grenfell Tower inferno in London. I’ve also offered thousands of hearts to charities, services and individuals who need a bit of love. Here at 1000 Hearts, we believe that kindness can change the world. This is a place to learn about and practice self-compassion and random acts of kindness. If you believe in the power of love, you’re in good company here." If you have a moment before your next appointment, pick up the needle and become a heartist. Your kindness will go a long way. . . . #heartist #kindnessproject #1000hearts #themindroom Today is R U OK? Day 2019. If your gut instinct is telling you something’s worrying your workmate/friend/loved one/family member reach out and start a conversation. You don’t need to be an expert or have all the answers. Simply listening and not judging them can make a difference. If they say, ‘I’m not ok’, you should: • Take what they say seriously and don't interrupt or rush the conversation. • Don’t judge their experiences or reactions but acknowledge that things seem tough for them. • Encourage them to explain what’s troubling them by asking open questions: ‘How are you feeling about that?’ or ‘How long have you felt that way?’ For more tips on how to ask R U OK?, head over to our blog (linked in our bio). Dr Jarrod has outlined the four-step model for asking the important questions, as well as provide some key information on why it's so crucial. . . . #RUOKDay #RUOK? #ruokday2019 #Areyouok? #mentalhealthawareness #suicideawareness #suicideprevention #mentalhealthmatters #australianhealthissues #melbournetherapist #nojudgment #havetheconversation #aconversationcouldchangealife #askruok? #themindroom #listen #listenwithoutjudgement #howareyou? #ruokstrongertogether Want 10 ways to develop a growth mindset? Thanks to @teachthought, below is a quick list of what you can do to believe you can grow. (Hint: Check out our insta stories for 15 more...) 1. Acknowledge and embrace imperfections. Hiding from your weaknesses means you’ll never overcome them. 2. View challenges as opportunities. Having a growth mindset means relishing opportunities for self-improvement. 3. Try different learning tactics. There’s no one-size-fits-all model for learning. What works for one person may not work for you. 4. Follow the research on brain plasticity. The brain isn’t fixed; the mind shouldn’t be either. 5. Replace the word “failing” with the word “learning.” When you make a mistake or fall short of a goal, you haven’t failed; you’ve learned. 6. Stop seeking approval. When you prioritise approval over learning, you sacrifice your own potential for growth. 7. Value the process over the end result. Intelligent people enjoy the learning process, and don’t mind when it continues beyond an expected time frame. 8. Cultivate a sense of purpose. Carol Dweck’s (who coined the phrases 'Growth/Fixed Mindset') research showed that students with a growth mindset had a greater sense of purpose. Keep the big picture in mind. 9. Celebrate growth with others. If you truly appreciate growth, you’ll want to share your progress with others. 10. Emphasise growth over speed. Learning fast isn’t the same as learning well, and learning well sometimes requires allowing time for mistakes. Want to harness this knowledge? This weekend, our half-day workshop Performance Mindset will focus on learning how to build a mindset that sets you up for success in your sport or performance area. You will learn the science behind building a growth mindset, why it makes all the difference and how to apply it to performance. Join our Sports Psychologist Michael Inglis by booking via the link. . . . #growthmindset #performancepsychology #psychologytips #psychology #melbournepsychology #growthvsfixedmindset #caroldweck #melbournetherapist #themindroom #themindroomworkshops #performancemindset #selfimprovement #priorities

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