Work in Progresses: Mindset and Growth

The Journey

This journey started over four years ago, with a mindset course through work. Honestly, I thought it was a load of rubbish. It’s only over the last 12 months that I have really started to enjoy and engage with this material. I’ve started to appreciate that this material is about the journey, not the destination.

So, this blog is me continuing along that journey!

Content of the Blog

This blog will mainly be about mindset: how we think and how we grow. I want to use this as a place to share my own learning and hopefully other people can learn from me. I’ll be honest this does feel a little nerve-wracking. However, one of the philosophies of the content I’m currently engaging with is learning from failure. So, the best way to learn is to try, fail and try again.

I will be using the learning from these books, starting with The Fifth Discipline and Black Box Thinking. Posts will contain theory, reflections and real life examples of when I have put these into practice.

I hope that you can take something from my posts and start your own mindset journey. So feel free to ask questions or recommend other content to me. After all, mindset isn’t about the destination, so lets grow and reflect together on this journey.

Why Now?

Starting ‘Work In Progress’ is about pushing myself out of my comfort zone and learning a new skill. I’m comfortable with the material and I’ve started to enjoy bringing people along on their own journeys. However, writing this content is not something I’ve engaged in previously. I work in recruitment, so I am used to talking all day. I’m ready to embrace this new skill, imperfections and all.

I’ve got big goals that I want to achieve, I’m just not sure what they are yet. Thinking about how to get there, one of my core values is knowledge, so what better way to learn and share my knowledge than through this blog?

What to Expect

This blog is a place to learn something new, to share experiences and is open for anyone interested in understanding their thinking and growing their mindset. It’s also about learning from failure, trying new things and figuring out what to do next. I’ll share lessons I’ve learnt so I hope you feel open to share them back with me.

What’s Next?

I’m planning on posting new material every few weeks. So if you’re interested in more, keep an eye out for the next post. I’ll be sharing my own personal journey next, with more detail on where I started and how my journey has evolved over time. I’m also looking to start to talk about concepts such as the Ladder of Inference and other Mental Models.

Let’s learn together and grow! Please feel free to engage with the material and ask any questions you may have. I’ll catch you again soon.