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How Our Mindset Makes All The Difference for Success
The high cost of a crappy, closed mindset
This article is about the difference between a closed mindset, entitled or deserving without merit, and an open, champion mindset. I believe it takes the latter to be a real contributor and leader at home, work, and everywhere in between.
By the end of this article, I’d love for you to see the power of an open, willing, coachable, mindset that never stops seeking to improve and make a difference in the world around you.
The Tennis Kid
When I was 14 years young, I lost the New Hampshire state tournament tennis final to a kid I know I could have beaten. It crushed my soul. Tennis was my life back then and for many years.
I lost a lot of tennis matches growing up. Same with baseball games and fistfights. What I didn’t know as a younger man was the high cost of a crappy, closed mindset.
Like you, I was born and conditioned into the mind and life I know today. My desire to improve keeps growing as I age. I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in the home of very loving, entrepreneurial parents…
