Ilchi Lee

Push-up your confidence

"I have no idea what my limits are. I believe that if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years, I would be the President of the United States." -- Will Smith, Actor

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has spent years studying why some people achieve their potential while others, as equally talented, do not. She claims the key isn’t ability but how the ability is viewed—inherent, needing to be demonstrated, or as something that can be developed.

Dweck believes that people typically exhibit one of two types of mindset: fixed or growth. People having a fixed mindset believe their abilities and talents are predetermined—you are what you are. People with a growth mindset believe their abilities and talents are malleable and have potential to develop over time.

According to Dweck we will be able to reach new limits if we learn to embrace the occasional obstacle. It is actually the obstacle that allows us to use our problem solving and reach that next limit.

Ilchi Lee, originator of the Brain Education System Training (BEST) and author of Principles of Brain Management and the forthcoming In Full Bloom: A Brain Education Guide to Successful Aging, writes: “Eventually, your brain will figure out the appropriate method, and it is at that point that you have stretched your limitations so far that you stepped right over them.”

Ready to take that first step? Here’s how you can do it.

From Ilchi Lee (Excerpted from Principles of Brain Management)

Physical fitness training is a good way to gain practice in stepping past limitations. The limitations of the body are clearly defined, and it is clear when we have overcome them. Push-ups are a good example. At first, you will probably only be able to do a few push-ups. Promise yourself that you will add at least one push-up every day. Set a goal of doing a hundred push-ups without stopping. With diligence, you will achieve this very quickly, and you will set precedents for success in all areas of your life.

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