During this program you will build on the following characteristics of a positive mindset:

• Optimism: a willingness to make an effort and take a chance instead of assuming your efforts won’t pay off.

• Acceptance: acknowledging that things don’t always turn out how you want them to but learning from your mistakes.

• Resilience: bouncing back from adversity, disappointment, and failure instead of giving up.

• Gratitude: actively, continuously appreciating the good things in your life.

• Awareness: dedicating the mind to conscious awareness and enhancing the ability to focus.

It's easy to get in a rut. Maybe you have goals but for some reason you are not reaching for them, or self-judgment is causing you to lower your expectations and prevent you from making positive changes. You can also get stuck in fear - afraid to make a decision or change something in your life.

When we get stuck, we often wait for external changes to happen. However, change doesn't happen to us, it comes from within us.

During this program:

1. Let go of the past

Each of us has a story. This program will change the stories which do not serve us. Maybe you cannot let go of past events, or you blame yourself for past mistakes you have made. How can you accept them, and move forward? You can't undo the past, but you can choose to let go of the past and find peace. Whatever your story is, together we will be able to rewrite it.

2. Change your perspective

Once you are able to let go of the past, you will see the present in a different way. This is when you can choose what you want in your life and create the life you want. During this process you will form new insight and get clear on what you really want. You will feel free in your new reality and future possibilities will unfold.

3. Explore your purpose

Your life purpose is not just your job, your responsibilities, or your goals—it's what makes you feel alive. It is the things that you feel passionate about. “What makes you happy?”, “What brings you joy?”.
You may need to change your life purpose if you are not feeling inspired or if you do not have a life purpose, it’s time to identify it.

4. Self-belief

During this program you will develop a strong self-belief. The first step to believing in yourself is to recognise self-doubt. Self-doubt reflects in negative self-talk. You can reframe your self-doubt by exploring what your strengths and your positive traits are. This will enable you to change self-talk and overcome deep-seated fears and limiting beliefs. You will feel confident to take the steps to get you out of your comfort zone.

5. Being hopeful

Maybe you have had a lot of disappointments that led to this moment in your life when you feel helpless. Maybe you are experiencing a naturally protective feeling of unknown fear. This is something you will have to be able to address and change.

Research defines psychological resilience as the ability to mentally cope with or adapt to uncertainty, challenges, and adversity. It is sometimes referred to as “mental fortitude.”

People who exhibit psychological resilience develop coping strategies and skills that enable them to remain calm and focused during a crisis and move on without long-term negative consequences, including distress and anxiety. There are 7C’s that make a person resilient according to Dr. Ginsburg who is a human development expert. During the program you will work on:

• Competence
This is the ability to know how to handle situations effectively. To build competence, individuals develop a set of skills to help them trust their judgments and make responsible choices.

• Confidence
Dr. Ginsburg says that true self-confidence is rooted in competence. Individuals gain confidence by demonstrating competence in real-life situations.

• Connection
Close ties to family and/or friends, and community provide a sense of security and belonging.

• Character
Individuals need a fundamental sense of right and wrong to make responsible choices, contribute to society, and experience self-worth.

• Contribution
Ginsburg says that having a sense of purpose is a powerful motivator. Contributing to one’s community reinforces positive reciprocal relationships.

• Coping
When people learn to cope with stress effectively, they are better prepared to handle adversity and setbacks.

• Control
Developing an understanding of internal control helps individuals act as problem-solvers instead of victims of circumstance. When individuals learn that they can control the outcomes of their decisions, they are more likely to view themselves as capable and confident.

The 7C’s of resilience illustrate the interplay between personal strengths and outside resources, regardless of age.

Avoiding challenging and difficult situations might make you feel safe because of underlying doubts and fear. On the contrary, by avoiding certain things or situations might hold you back from living a fulfilling life.

Once you identify the reason behind your lack of self-belief, the focus will be on working and building self-belief.

• Become aware of who you want to be

Self-doubt is holding you back and preventing the real you from being present. Doubts and negative thought patterns, over time, bury the real you along with goals and dreams. Who is the person once the fear is out of the way, the real you?

• Face your fears

The source of your self-doubt will be explored and dealt with, followed by building confidence to face these fears. This work will give you the courage to do what you have to do. No more self-doubt!

• Address your inner critic

Addressing your inner critic is crucial. Until you do, you may keep undermining your abilities and settling for less than you are worth. Developing skills to create positive self-talk is a liberating process.

• Take care of yourself

To develop your self-belief, you need to take care of yourself physically, emotionally and mentally. Physical self-care involves the engaging in regular physical activities you enjoy as well as enough adequate rest. Emotional self-care involves caring for your emotional health in order to attain emotional well-being. The key is to get in touch with your emotions. Mental self-care involves declutter your mind and reduce stress levels.

Mental toughness is paramount for achieving goals or overcoming challenges. Moving forward means that you will have to push yourself and move out of your comfort zone regardless of what you want to achieve. The reward will be worth the effort.

There are ways to build resilience and develop mental toughness:

1. Approach the challenge with a positive attitude

Mentally tough people view obstacles as a challenge, not as a paralysing event. They look at their failures and mistakes as lessons to be learned from and opportunities for growth. In other words, they embrace obstacles better than others because they lean in and work towards the outcome.

2. Be committed

Resilient people are committed to their lives and goals. They have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning – which is usually early! They are not easily deterred or distracted by “opportunities” that are unrelated to their desired outcomes.

3. Focus on the resources you have

Resilient people spend their time and energy focusing on their ability to change and use the resources within. They put their efforts where they can have the most impact, they feel empowered and confident.

4. Show true confidence

As Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you’re right.”
True confidence—as opposed to the false confidence people project to mask their insecurities—is a whole different animal. Mentally tough people keep moving forward despite all odds.

5. Embrace change

Be flexible and be open to continuous adapting. Fear of change is debilitating and a major threat to success and fulfilment.

6. Do not entertain fear

The fear of failure and/or the fear of success is a big draw back. Once you face and deal with it there is no holding back.

7. Learn from the past, but don’t dwell on it:

When pursuing any goal, or challenge, it’s important to reflect on what’s going well, what isn’t, and the areas for improvement. Reflect back on the past, debrief and use that insight to move on.

Reaching your full potential is not a destination, it is a path. It is a journey of liberation. It is a liberation from your own limitations and the limitations that others, often with good intentions, place upon us. Reaching your full potential takes courage, self-awareness, and determination.

Ways to reach your full potential:

1. Develop a growth mindset

Dr. Carol Dweck’s research shows that embracing challenges, focusing on effort over outcome, and having a belief that you can grow and improve are critical components to unlocking your full potential.

2. Combine reflection and action

Action and reflection, combined, build momentum.

3. Manage time well

Most people feel there is not enough time to get things done. Time management is something that can be learned to maximise your full potential.

4. Know what you want

Be clear on where you find yourself and where you want to go. Goal setting might be helpful to unlock the resources within.

5. Practice discipline

Persistence and discipline equals results. It might mean that you have to block time off in your calendar to work towards specific goals. Taking time for reflection also allows to strategise in the best ways to move forward.

6. Take time to recharge

It takes time to get where you want to be. Self-care on this forward path is very important. Make time for something you enjoy, rest and sleep enough.

“The mind is everything. What you think you become”. - Buddha

Mindset is a critical component of success in all areas of life: personal, business, sport and self. Many people have been conditioned to have a scarcity mindset. This mentality is what keeps people from living a life of abundance.
An abundance mindset refers to the paradigm that there is plenty out there for everybody and most importantly for yourself.

You can make the shift from a scarcity to an abundance mindset:

1. Focus on what you have

By focusing on what you have instead of what you don’t have is the first shift towards creating an abundant mindset. Your thoughts are important. In other words, take time to notice what your inner dialogue is like. Make a conscious effort to shift your thoughts towards abundance. Work on letting go of fear driven thoughts which create a scarcity mindset.

2. Practice gratitude

Practicing gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for creating abundance and happiness. There are numerous studies on the power of gratitude and well-being. Robert A. Emmons, professor of Psychology at the University of California, researched gratitude and found that expressing gratitude improves mental and physical well-being.
Tony Robbins is quoted for saying, “When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears”.
It is very difficult to feel fear and sadness while feeling grateful at the same time.

3. Believe the sky is the limit

The enemy of abundance is a contracted awareness. If you focus on one thing only, other possibilities right in front of you might go completely unnoticed. It is vital to loosen the mind’s focus and create an expanded awareness that fosters the abundance mentality. This goes hand-in-hand with making time for yourself every day to be present and still in the moment. Take this time for your mindfulness practice.

4. Cultivate and share your passions and purpose

Identify what you are good at and also what you love in life. This will improve self-awareness and this will foster belief in yourself, and at the same time identify areas you might work on in your life. Learn how to give to others and provide value to other peoples lives.

5. Choose your words wisely

The language you use, as well as what you tell yourself and others, shapes your reality. Is this communication based on scarcity or abundance? When you are engaged in conversation with a friend or yourself, notice what you are saying about your experiences and beliefs. By actively listening to yourself, recognise and stop yourself when talking about something that you cannot have, be or do. Then, change your words from a scarcity mindset to say something that is possible from an abundance mentality.

6. Build beyond a Growth Mindset

The concept of a growth mindset was developed by psychologist Carol Dweck and popularised in her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. She writes, “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work – brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment”. A growth mindset is directly related to an abundance mindset.

7. Think like a beginner

An abundance mentality craves learning and growth, requiring an underlying knowledge that you don’t know everything, even about topics you have mastered. The beginner’s mindset is coming from humbleness and about having the ability to maintain an attitude of openness and enthusiasm, along with the willingness to override existing preconceptions no matter how learned or experienced you may be.