Andrew Mina

Yes, I have changed my mind and do it probably more often than I realise. Whether that be about eating or not eating meat (I don’t eat meat), about the business model of prioritising shareholders over the benefit a company can make to their local community (I try to shop locally and get my produce regionally), that the customer is always right (Did I even read the T&C or operating manual for the last thing I brought?) or even about the route I ride my bicycle to work (I found a faster way recently). I change my mind.

Everyday we’re faced with more and more information that we need to interact with, process and make sense of, if possible. Due to this large amount we’re constantly needing decide do I accept this new information on face value or do I need to consider, reflect and wonder about it to determine if I need to change how I think about something or not.

It’s good to keep changing your mind. It shows you’re thinking. I’ll only stop changing my mind when I’m dead. And maybe not even then. John Marsden

Changing your mind, how you think about something, isn’t wrong but inherently human and I assert that is healthy. One thing, many of us need to change our mind about is our self-talk. Many of us are terribly unkind to ourselves and we say things in our minds, and sometimes out aloud, that we wouldn’t even say to people we’re in complete disagreement with.

I would encourage you to be kind to yourself and actively seek to change the narrative about yourself in mind if all it is negative ramblings. There are several ways I think you can do this and perhaps in the comments, you can share yours. I’d celebrate wins instead of moving onto the next task, dwell on lesson learnt over mistakes made, use a gratitude journal, pray and meditate, even find a mentor.

Remember: You’re doing better than you think you are!