what is a thought?

I’ve been doing a lot of work recently on mindset - what it means, how it’s created, how I can stop it running away from me at every single moment.?

I hate to poo in the pool, but I have to tell you…it’s the work of a lifetime, mostly because our mind is so unruly and mostly it doesn’t do what we want it to.?

That’s all thanks to evolution in a sophisticated system called, “let’s not do that and get eaten”. Our mind's primary function is survival, and so everything it’s learnt, experienced, reacted to, creates meaning which only function is to keep us safe. Even though we don’t need to worry about getting eaten for lunch so much these days, we are still meaning making machines just in case.?

As the words that compose it explain: mindset is how you set your mind, and it uses all the assumptions and beliefs and theories it has accumulated to do so.

So, a thought can seem very powerful and real, they are firing constantly all day from the moment we wake to the moment we sleep, about the past, about the future, about what we should do in that present moment based on everything it knows, the absolute truth it believes, but thoughts can be dangerous depending on the content and quality. For example…

"Don’t do that because you’ll fail / look stupid / are unlovable/ will cry / are running out of time / not good enough / will fall over."

And like going to the gym, our mindset builds stronger every time we chuck something into it so those thoughts become what we believe as irrefutable fact because we’ve heard it so many times before.?

But hang on a minute…

• What if a thought was just an opinion?
• Your opinion based on some things you’ve told yourself before?
• That those opinions are just observations of the world because this thought looks similar to something you’ve seen in the past?
• What if there were things you could do to stop that thought in its tracks?
• And tell it some new things, some positive things??

Well we can do just that together, because on September 24th, in collaboration with Wildflowers of London Collective we’re hosting an evening event with tools and practises to cultivate a healthy mindset.?

Here’s what you have to look forward to:

Discover practical strategies for cultivating a healthy mindset, managing stress, and achieving work-life balance. Engage with industry leaders, participate in interactive workshops, and connect with like-minded women passionate about personal development.

Highlights:

• Interactive workshop led by Kate Glover, mindset expert (thats me!)
• Panel discussion on work-life balance featuring industry professionals - including Simone Payne-Powell from Index Exchange
• Networking opportunities with fellow attendees and speakers
• Light refreshments provided

??? Get your tickets: https://lnkd.in/eKNuKhzP

See you there!

Kate x