Here is why 50/50 is overrated when it comes to your thinking, actions, and interactions with others.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time keeping score.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time holding back.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time judging the motives of others.
When Forrest was caring for the dying Jenny, Jenny suddenly asked Forrest, “Were you scared in Vietnam?”
Forrest immediately answers, “Yes.”
He then equivocates, “Well, I … I don’t know.”
It seems to me that we’re all scared at the instinctual level.
It doesn’t matter if the issue is relationships, the kids, your job, a new client, actively participating in your community, or simply picking up the phone and making a call that needs to be made. Our first instinct is typically one of fear.
According to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey published on Sunday, November 10, 2012, forty-five percent (45%) of Likely U.S. Voters feel that America’s best days are in the past, but nearly as many (43%) think they are in the future. Twelve percent (12%) are not sure.
Or put another way, roughly one-half of the U.S. population sees the glass half empty, while the other half sees the glass half full.
I don’t know what the historical averages in the U.S. are for optimism/pessimism, but as an optimist, I find these numbers disturbing.
Clearly, we are a divided country politically. Now I learn we’re a divided country attitudinally.
So what can you do?
When you Function with Gumption, you take personal responsibility for the way you think, act, and interact with others.
A person who regularly teaches others has a special obligation to Function with Gumption at all times.
I’m not just talking about just those who have the title Teacher.
I’m referring to anyone who teaches others.
I’m referring to almost everyone.
Parents.
Bosses.
Siblings.
Neighbors.
Co-workers.
Fellow students.
Mentors.
Colleagues.
We all teach each other regularly.
I believe if we all teach with a Gumption mindset, then the world will be a better place.
So, what mindset is healthy for person who regularly teaches others?
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When you Function with Gumption, you take personal responsibility for the way you think, act, and interact with others.
Elementary school students who Function with Gumption are just beginning to learn how to be personally responsible.
They are just beginning to understand the concept of being responsible.
They are just beginning to learn how to behave in social situations.
They are just beginning to learn how to follow rules and instructions.
They are learning how to get along with adults (other than their parents).
They are learning how to get along with fellow students.
They are just starting to go from being completely dependent to understanding the concept of being independent.
So, what mindset is healthy for an elementary school student?
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When you Function with Gumption, you take personal responsibility for the way you think, act, and interact with others.
Middle school students who Function with Gumption have a special responsibility.
They are right in the middle of the transition from doing what they’re told to do to starting the process of taking personal responsibility.
They are moving from learning to follow rules to understanding why there are rules.
They are moving from the shallow end of the childhood pool to the deep end of the pool.
So, what mindset is healthy to effectively propel a middle school student to the next chapter of his or her young life?
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