Growth Mindset

“Be fascinated, seduced, terrified and compelled

by transformation, creativity, and authentic self expression.

Freedom for the human spirit and human psyche is

our collective aspiration

as well as our birthright,

and is inherent in the evolution of consciousness.”

~ Laura Basha, Ph.D.,

from “Artist’s Statement”, Gallery, www.whitebirdrising.com

A growth mindset is not something to get.

It is a vantage point to come from.

Growth is a realm. It is the realm of Power.

“Standing” in this realm is standing in the Source of Creativity and

listening for what you don’t know;

listening for what’s available from the Source of Infinite Intelligence.

There is nothing to do to get a growth mindset.

There is no where to go to get a growth mindset.

There is being willing to listen for what you don’t know

in the midst of the cacophony of what you think.

Growth is a realm.

It is the realm of Power.

There is no gauntlet being thrown down eliciting defensiveness.

There is only the cultivating of a listening for a challenge to your certainty

without feeling challenged.

To cultivate a growth mindset is to stand in the certainty

of what you are committed to,

grounded in your own integrity,

without being threatened by a different perspective.

The realm of Growth is the realm of Power and

it is the safest and most creative place to listen from

because it is not personal.

In the realm of Growth,

there is only awakening to what you are interested in,

and a willingness to experience insight,

resulting in the cultivation of a growth mindset.

© 2011 Laura Basha, Ph.D.