DEVELOPING A GROWTH MINDSET
By: Hamza Munawar
Tags: Amal Fellowship, Amal Academy

I have been praising myself for the decision to get into AMAL as I have been learning a lot from AMAL since the first day. Today I will be sharing some good tips to develop a growth mindset which I learned from AMAL academy. I found them really useful and effective to develop an entrepreneurial or growth mindset. Let’s get to the tips without wasting any time.

1-SELF TALK Talk to yourself often and tell yourself that there is nothing you can’t do. Things may take time but you can always achieve anything with hard work, determination and persistence. Telling yourself this daily will motivate you to work on yourself for your better verison.

“Positive self talk is the key to any successful person. If you can change the voice in your mind you can do anything” — John Assaraf

2-GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE Getting out of your comfort zone means doing something which requires the enhancement or improvement in your current abilities and skills. To make one’s dreams come true he has to do more than he is doing in the routine and he should put himself in challenging situations to get the best out of himself, to get rid of his fears and to learn how to tackle the problems. To achieve something in life one must go an extra mile and learn something on a daily basis that takes him closer to his goals.

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” — Neale Donald Walsch.

3-CREATE NEW HABITS Developing new habits and getting rid of old habits really gives a tough time to individuals. But in order to change your mindset and grow yourself you need to reflect on your habits often and start developing new habits which can help you get closer to your goals and get rid of the habits which are restricting you to move forward. Making a habit of learning something new daily can do wonders and help you improve both personally and professionally. It also puts you in the process of getting out from your comfort zone.

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daliy” — John C. Maxwell

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit”

4-ASK PEOPLE HELP Everybody in life at some point or other needs help and is not able to manage everything by his own. So we need some people who can help us truly when we need it. The best people who can do the job perfectly are your true friends. These are the people who help you without expecting anything in return. And friends should be made wisely as they have a great impact on your personality. “A person can be best described by people close to him”. They can provide you with honest feedback and help you recognize your strengths and weaknesses.

“Sometimes asking for help is the most meaningful example of self reliance”

5-FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT It is my favourite tip of all. I liked this tip personally as it is a pro tip to be successful and improve yourself. Things can be hard and problematic but it’s on you how hard or problematic you want them to. Faking them to be easier and easily achieveable helps a lot. It gives you motivation and encouragement to attempt and face the problems which look really difficult. Telling yourself that there’s a solution to every problem and Allah has made man his most capable creature of all can get you through the hardest situations of your life.

“Confidence is 10% hardwork and 90% delusion” — Tina Fey

Currently I am practicing the second tip “Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone” by putting myself in challenging situations through AMAL fellowship. Recently I volunteered for presenting the overview of a course I learned to all my fellows to boost up my confidence and improve my verbal communication. And then I have put myself in the group’s leader position for which I was always reluctant as I never wanted to be responsible and show up. It feels very good after attempting something you have been reluctant to attempt, to see that many of your assumptions were wrong about yourself.

I am going to make use of every tip mentioned above as they are really helpful and important to develop a growth mindset and get closer to your goals. I am already applying some of the tips and will surely include all of them in my routine. I am going to get rid of my bad habits and develop some good habits to make the best use of my abilities and potential to make myself better everyday.

“Knowledge is of no value until you put into practice” — Anton Chekov