Develop a Positive Mindset.

Phil Charles
Essential Career Skills
6 min readJul 20, 2023

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Cultivating a positive mindset — characterised by optimism, resilience and a growth-based focus — is a learnable skill.

🧠 Develop a Positive Mindset

Pursuing a career as a technical professional comes with its fair share of challenges. Complex problems, failed experiments, and constructive criticism are par for the course. To thrive in these fields, developing a positive, growth-oriented mindset is critical.

Our mindset, or the way we perceive and interpret the world around us, has a significant impact on our personal and professional lives.

Practise Self-Awareness

Self-awareness is crucial in recognising and shifting thought patterns that may be holding us back. By reflecting on our emotions, behaviours, and thought processes, we can identify areas where we may have a negative mindset and work on changing them. Regular reflection is a practical way to develop self-awareness and monitor your progress.

Use Positive Affirmations

Positive affirmations are statements that you repeat to shape your mindset and beliefs. By consistently using personalised affirmations, you can reprogram your mind to focus on positive outcomes and possibilities. Crafting affirmations that resonate on a personal level…

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Phil Charles
Phil Charles

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