Growth Mindset Tip #24 for more Mindfulness and Resilience: Beginner's Mind

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When was the last time you looked at something you've seen a thousand times and actually saw it?

That's the heart of this week's Last Bad Day tip, number 24 in our yearlong series celebrating 25 years since Michael's near-death cycling accident in the New Mexico desert.

This week, Michael introduces the Japanese concept of shoshin -- beginner's mind -- and explores what it means to approach the familiar as if encountering it for the very first time. From household puzzles to physical therapy after a life-altering crash, beginner's mind is one of the quiet, powerful tools that helped Michael rebuild his life piece by piece.

And just like the Kintsugi artist who looks at broken pottery and wonders what it can become -- rather than what it once was -- beginner's mind invites us to trade the grooves of habit for something more alive.

You will discover:

• Why your brain's love of patterns can quietly steal your sense of wonder and what to do about it
• The Zen teaching from Suzuki that reframes the difference between expertise and openness
• How beginner's mind became a lifeline for Michael during rehab, and why it still shapes the way he leads, listens, and lives
• Three simple, practical ways to bring shoshin into your day, including one that starts with your toothbrush

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