What Can I Learn?

What can I learn?

I was watching a video the other day on You Tube where the presenter made reference to something she had learned from life coach Marie Forleo. It had to do with shifting your mindset, which is something I've written about before. 

Each time you are presented with an opportunity switch your mindset from, "I already know this." to "What can I learn from this?"

Having this kind of mindset allows you to be more open to new ideas. Although, I have an understanding of the new Weight Watcher Freestyle program, I still enjoy attending the meetings where most of the time I come away with some new bit of information that I didn't know before. 

This week we talked about habits using the model designed by the author of The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg. He contends that there is a habit loop, and that if you recognize the cue you can change the action. 

I had gotten in the habit of having a piece of Dove chocolate after my afternoon popcorn break. Now this might not sound so bad, except I was having a second piece after dinner. Their combined value was six points which really dug into my daily points allowance. 

I realized my cue was popcorn, and apparently after eating something salty I was craving something sweet. One of the strategies in Weight Watchers is to substitute one choice with another in order to remain on plan. My leader suggested trying some Lilly's chocolate chips instead. For one point I could have thirty individual chips. 

Her solution sounded good as I was not having to totally eliminate the sweet treat from my afternoon routine. I was also happy that I had not skipped over the meeting thinking that I had nothing else left to learn. 

Be open to the possibilities, but also approach those opportunities with an open mind asking yourself, "What can I learn?"