As the basis of any type of coaching or self-improvement, mindset is king. Quite regardless of what subject, skill or discipline you are helping someone with, if their mindset is out of kilter then you can pretty much expect the results to be disjointed and probably quite disappointing. Yet when coaches and trainers work in businesses and large corporates, mindset is often given little or no time as the topic in hand is focused on as the most important part of the unfolding jigsaw. If anything mindset is sometimes added in as a bonus at the end which completely misses the point of its strategic importance.
Probably one of the reasons why this is the case revolves around the fact that many coaches are not fully aware of how to coach and share this important knowledge. At Carpe World we’ve discovered that placing mindset at the top of the ladder of importance creates immensely useful opportunities to sharpen people’s thinking and allow them to have daily practical methodologies to deal with negative thinking, interference and what we often refer to as ‘displacement activity’. This list refers to those thoughts often driven by that little voice in our heads which needs to be tamed more often than not with a positive mindset that is helpful rather than hindering.
A great mindset tool for coaching is called Business Gold Cards. This simple process allows individuals and teams to write down their goals on a card where each card represents a different goal. Where a team is concerned if they are sharing similar goals and are reading similar cards, provided this is done on a daily basis, it creates a fresh new mindset which is invigorating, inspiring and often quite exciting.
A good question to ask yourself right now is how much exercise do you do? And how much mental exercise do you do? Both these things are very important for every human being and yet very few people in the world are doing something on both counts in a serious way. Yet if you were to speak to anyone who is very successful in what they do and has achieved it by their own means, the chances are they look after themselves in a physical way and have a great mindset as well.
If you wish to know more about how we can help you create an amazing mindset, particularly around new skills that you may wish to learn or adopt in your organisation, send an e-mail to contactus@carpeworld.com and we will be delighted to get you on the right track.
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