Opening our mind to the idea that we are all a work in progress allows us to look beyond our current work, home - in fact, our whole life - and see we have the power to open up our world. Developing new skills, adopting new beliefs, behaviours and mind-sets, we change what we may have once thought was a fated potential

With this new perspective of progress, we open up a world of opportunities for ourselves, improving our overall quality of life and workplace productivity so that we can live our best life, a life full of progress

A good starting point for how to open our minds to open our world is to start with understanding a bit about what is a 'growth mind-set'

The concept of a growth mind-set first appeared in 1988 as a theory relating to learning and education. It was cited as the reason why super smart kids can still fail, despite their actual capability. The central thought is that a child’s attitude towards taking on a challenge, instead of their innate ability, was the main ...

People often share tips and simple steps about how to grow plants, flowers and vegetables - but what about tips and simple steps to grow ourselves?

A good starting point for how to grow ourselves is to start with understanding a bit about what is a 'growth mind-set'

The concept of a growth mind-set first appeared in 1988 as a theory relating to learning and education. It was cited as the reason that super smart kids can still fail, despite their actual capability. The central thought is that a child’s attitude towards taking on a challenge, instead of their innate ability, was the main factor for success

In other words, our belief in our capability to do an activity or task, can have a significant impact on whether we can actually do the activity or task

Stanford professor and psychologist Carol Dweck talks about two approaches that can determine results: ‘fixed mind-set’ and ‘growth mind-set’. A fixed mind-set is the idea that our abilities are high or low, and there is nothing we...

For years we have been told to get ahead in life - at work and at home - the key is to have a growth mind-set

Today, with so many of us feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the changes around us, this skill is more important than ever ...

The thing is, being practical, how do we do that – what are the small, practical steps we can take to stop feeling stressed, fixed and frozen in the face of change, and start making more progress in our lives?

The first step to leading our best life is to realise we are all a work in progress

This means we need to do some 'work', and most people find it difficult if not impossible to do this 'work' on their own. It's almost impossible to lean in, live more fully in the moment, let go of our baggage, embrace change and challenge, stop being fixed and frozen, stop fearing failure without help and guidance

People need someone to help them get unstuck and pick up pace - in whatever direction they choose to go

We can’t progress on our own if we don’...