This past month I’ve had numerous moments of coming face-to-face with my own scripted mindset. The funny part is how much I delude myself into thinking I’m “Unscripted ” until I see it manifesting itself mechanically in my ordinary life.
I was just watching @Andy Black's Categorising Keywords with MS-Excel and I thought to myself “I learn so much better by doing. And if I’m learning something I can’t take action on… is it really worth learning?” Then I thought about all the times I’ve sat in a classroom thinking about how I’ve been lectured with all kinds of information just like this video I’m watching. The BIGGEST difference between then and now is the CONSUMER vs. PRODUCER MENTALITY.
In school (consuming), I was basically trained to be afraid of failing. God forbid I try something (assignment, homework, quiz) and get a bad grade. I’m basically punished for trying… why? Because I didn’t interpret what a teacher was saying in a way that resulted in my regurgitating it back the way they wanted me to? Whereas now, trying and failing is encouraged and rewarded with wisdom. What does @MJ DeMarco say… “failure is the sweat of success… you can’t have success without it” -> that is such a game-changing statement for the entrepreneur.
When in school (consuming), the fear of failure, caused me to avoid trying, or becoming desperate enough to cheat. I still remember the hesitation and fear that came with being presented with an assignment "I wasn't ready for" (another example of my scripted mentality). Maybe this is where “I have to be an expert before I go into business” comes from?
Instead of launching into business and “failing fast” the scripted mindset tells me I need to enroll in a course and read books or become an expert… only I rarely actually apply what I know because that mindset keeps me going from one tangent to another with learning (consuming) as the focus instead of doing (producing).
It’s hard to be vigilant against one’s own self, but as @IceCreamKid says… mindset is 80% of the game.
-> What are your experiences awakening to your own scripted mindset? <-
I was just watching @Andy Black's Categorising Keywords with MS-Excel and I thought to myself “I learn so much better by doing. And if I’m learning something I can’t take action on… is it really worth learning?” Then I thought about all the times I’ve sat in a classroom thinking about how I’ve been lectured with all kinds of information just like this video I’m watching. The BIGGEST difference between then and now is the CONSUMER vs. PRODUCER MENTALITY.
In school (consuming), I was basically trained to be afraid of failing. God forbid I try something (assignment, homework, quiz) and get a bad grade. I’m basically punished for trying… why? Because I didn’t interpret what a teacher was saying in a way that resulted in my regurgitating it back the way they wanted me to? Whereas now, trying and failing is encouraged and rewarded with wisdom. What does @MJ DeMarco say… “failure is the sweat of success… you can’t have success without it” -> that is such a game-changing statement for the entrepreneur.
When in school (consuming), the fear of failure, caused me to avoid trying, or becoming desperate enough to cheat. I still remember the hesitation and fear that came with being presented with an assignment "I wasn't ready for" (another example of my scripted mentality). Maybe this is where “I have to be an expert before I go into business” comes from?
Instead of launching into business and “failing fast” the scripted mindset tells me I need to enroll in a course and read books or become an expert… only I rarely actually apply what I know because that mindset keeps me going from one tangent to another with learning (consuming) as the focus instead of doing (producing).
It’s hard to be vigilant against one’s own self, but as @IceCreamKid says… mindset is 80% of the game.
-> What are your experiences awakening to your own scripted mindset? <-
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