Chapter 2. The Wrong Mindset
Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink, saith he to thee, but his heart is not with thee." In addition to all the other reasons I failed with blogging, the most significant was my mindset. A mindset is not something we are born with; instead, it is built through experiences, environments, beliefs, and repeated thoughts. Generally, the mindset begins in early childhood and is shaped by family beliefs and values, school and education, cultural or religious norms, and feedback from adults and peers. For instance , if you are praised for effort, you might develop a growth mindset . O r, if you were repeatedly told and accepted that the world was square, you might create a square mindset and argue with whoever told you it is round. A message we repeatedly hear and believe to be true without proof of its validity affects our behaviour. If I apply the above-mentioned Bible verses to my situation, I would say that the gurus ...