In Dr. Carol DeWeck's extraordinary book, The Growth Mindset, she talks about when faced with something new, a chance to grow, a chance to learn, a chance that maybe squeezes you, you fall into one to two categories,

either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. The fixed mindset, something new is presented and we

resist, we resist for fear of loss, of looking bad, of rejection, of, you know, wondering how others will feel about us or what they will say about us, the fixed mindset kills you.

Where the growth mindset, you lean in and you say,

hey, maybe the new norm is doing listing presentations

via Zoom.

Maybe the new norm is pinging my friends and saying let's

meet on Zoom or Google Hangouts and have happy hour and hang out and socialize and do it in the

new norm. Like we are in a moment in time

where the growth mindset matters more than ever.

Check yourself.

How adaptable are you, Right? Everybody talks about,

I love change when it's in your favor, right?

It's a new baby, it's a new car, it's a new sale, it's a new relationship.

How do you feel about change when it's forced upon you?

That's really about adaptability,

and that's the game right now.

The game is, can we be adaptable?

Can we stay in the growth mindset?

Can we just accept things as they are

versus complaining, shouting, getting angry, being upset?

You know,

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