How to build your character strengths? 🏋️♀️
The character strength of today is ZEST! 😊
Some people has this amazing ability to wake up every morning approaching life full of energy and excitement. They live their life like an adventure. Whenever adversity hits them they just get more energy from facing a challenge. Carole Dweck has come up with a definition for this: Growth Mindset! 🔥
Affirmations technique on the padel court to build up a zest mentality:
When we lose a point in padel, we can turn on the negative self-speak or projections talks:
- “oh I sleept too little today”
- “oh I have a little knee injury”
- “the balls are too soft”
This kind of approach to life doesn’t get us anywhere. 🤯🤷♂️
Instead; Look at Ale Galan when he plays. No matter what happens he is full of energy, full of optimism, sprints to Lebron if he makes a mistake and say: “Accept the mistake, next ball - we got this”. 🫡💪
In this way he doesn’t allow his brain to get caught up in a fixed and negative mindset, which drains his own and his partners brain for energy and optimism. Find your inner zest in every situation. Never. Give. Up. Accept your situation - don’t explain it. And then focus on doing something about it with a sparkling and constructive mindset driven by zest. 🧠🏋️♀️
Research findings on the benefits of the strength of zest found zest is one of the two strengths most strongly connected with happiness. If you are high in zest you are likely to view your activities as a calling in life, in that the work is deeply fulfilling, meaningful, and purposeful 🙏
Positive emotions are earned - go work for them. 🎾❤️
The character strength of today is ZEST! 😊
Some people has this amazing ability to wake up every morning approaching life full of energy and excitement. They live their life like an adventure. Whenever adversity hits them they just get more energy from facing a challenge. Carole Dweck has come up with a definition for this: Growth Mindset! 🔥
Affirmations technique on the padel court to build up a zest mentality:
When we lose a point in padel, we can turn on the negative self-speak or projections talks:
- “oh I sleept too little today”
- “oh I have a little knee injury”
- “the balls are too soft”
This kind of approach to life doesn’t get us anywhere. 🤯🤷♂️
Instead; Look at Ale Galan when he plays. No matter what happens he is full of energy, full of optimism, sprints to Lebron if he makes a mistake and say: “Accept the mistake, next ball - we got this”. 🫡💪
In this way he doesn’t allow his brain to get caught up in a fixed and negative mindset, which drains his own and his partners brain for energy and optimism. Find your inner zest in every situation. Never. Give. Up. Accept your situation - don’t explain it. And then focus on doing something about it with a sparkling and constructive mindset driven by zest. 🧠🏋️♀️
Research findings on the benefits of the strength of zest found zest is one of the two strengths most strongly connected with happiness. If you are high in zest you are likely to view your activities as a calling in life, in that the work is deeply fulfilling, meaningful, and purposeful 🙏
Positive emotions are earned - go work for them. 🎾❤️
