Stronghold is a mindset that prisons our growth mindset and forces us to believe that the current situation cannot be changed. A stronghold refers to a self-limiting belief system shaped by upbringing, culture, and past experiences. It becomes a cognitive prison—a mindset that worked before but now blocks our growth, discourages risk-taking, and reinforces the idea that “things can't change” even though it is not true. The truth is, you can be changed. The problem is that you aren't awa...
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Stronghold is a mindset that prisons our growth mindset and forces us to believe that the current situation cannot be changed. A stronghold refers to a self-limiting belief system shaped by upbringing, culture, and past experiences. It becomes a cognitive prison—a mindset that worked before but now blocks our growth, discourages risk-taking, and reinforces the idea that “things can't change” even though it is not true. The truth is, you can be changed. The problem is that you aren't awa...
Become a Community Steward: Design a Learning Community that Embraces Risk-taking
Become a Design Thinker
14 minutes
7 months ago
Become a Community Steward: Design a Learning Community that Embraces Risk-taking
When we are breaking our comfort zone - our career reinvention, identity shifts, and burnout, the loneliness of solo work, loss of focus, disorientation, and fast-changing work contexts require others’ support. We need communities that embrace risk-taking—especially in learning something new or exploring new terrain — because our growth, transformation, and creativity all begin at the edge of uncertainty. Without an environment that normalizes risk, we default to conformity and sa...
Become a Design Thinker
Stronghold is a mindset that prisons our growth mindset and forces us to believe that the current situation cannot be changed. A stronghold refers to a self-limiting belief system shaped by upbringing, culture, and past experiences. It becomes a cognitive prison—a mindset that worked before but now blocks our growth, discourages risk-taking, and reinforces the idea that “things can't change” even though it is not true. The truth is, you can be changed. The problem is that you aren't awa...
