Mindset for Real People
We can't change something we are not aware of. This is a look at how our beliefs and patterns develop and what we can do to shift them to feel better.
Our mindset has been shown to be vitally important to our well-being. In this presentation I discuss how our mindset is established, what the research shows and how we can change it. In this video my heart speaks to your heart, my soul speaks to your soul and we move forward - same ocean, different boat, bobbing along close together. My hope is that it provides you with at least one useful tool to shift your daily life.
The work I do here is filled with meaning and love but it also takes a great deal of effort. If you appreciate what I do and would like access to my future presentations, workshops and guest posts I invite you to become a paid subscriber.
Have you had much practice questioning your thoughts? What’s your favorite form of resistance? I’ll list mine in the comments (beware, it’s a long list!).
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at donnamcarthur@substack.com.
xox Donna
Resistance shows up for me in so many ways. In the past I've used wine and shopping. Now it's wasting time on things that don't really matter and allowing myself to get too busy without creating proper boundaries.
Learning to question my thoughts is an ongoing process that ebbs and flows. I'm hoping someday it will only flow!
How have you found these things to play out in your life?
I just finished watching your recording Donna.
It was great!
There was so much useful info in there, but what I liked most of all was that you grounded it in your own experience of getting sober from alcohol.
I think that is such a good thing to have done as it not only shows that your methods work, but it also helps us relate you to in that we all have things we have struggled to overcome.
I love the point you made about how we can shift our mindset through things we do with our bodies - as this is such a wonderful way to reinforce how mind and body are intrinsically connected. And it also gives us concrete ways to approach changing our mindset.
I am a big fan of Andrew Huberman and so for a while now I’ve been doing the physiological sigh and having cold showers and I’ve been amazed by the difference it can have.
I also really liked the bit about how we are in control of the words we use (those little spells) and the content we consume.
That is such an important point that I think is easy to forget.
And — “Do not underestimate the consequences of doing nothing” — I love it! I wrote that down and put it on my wall. Such a powerful final point.
Thank you, Donna, this was great.