The Mindset Shift Activity is a visual, self-reflection tool. It is intended to be completed as a follow up to the What’s My Mindset and the Mindset and its Ways activities. Ready to be applied in workshops, projects, and coaching sessions, it gives you a structured way to explore the mindset shifts that want to happen in an area of your life.
In mindset work, there is sometimes a temptation to start with the end in mind, such as with a mindset you think is the “right” or “ideal” one to adopt. This activity takes a different approach by inviting you to begin in the present, with your current mindset, not an ideal future one. By understanding your present mindset first, you create the awareness needed to move forward from where you are now.
The activity can help you, or the people you teach, coach, or lead:
- Understand the different ways mindsets can shift.
- Craft a personalised statement of how your mindset wants to change.
- Reflect on how mindset shifts can change what is possible.
The activity takes between 15–60 minutes. It can be done individually, such as to help shift your mindset in relation to a challenge you’re facing, or move towards a change you’d genuinely like to make. Collectively, it could be used to support mindset shifts on a new project at work, or help a group of people navigate a change in strategy.
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Want help bringing this activity to your team or project? Ash Buchanan spent a decade exploring how the collective knowledge of the mindset sciences can be applied in real-world settings. He offers trainings, learning partnerships, and project support, to help you turn insights into action.
