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A psychotherapist's new workbook is full of activities and exercises that help you identify limiting beliefs, calm the mind and turn negative thoughts into positive ones--helping you understand your current mindset and refocus it on growth.

Author, Podcaster and Psychotherapist Michaela Renee Johnson hopes to help readers discover what a growth mindset means to them as individuals.
Michaela Renee Johnson

This workbook shows readers how to make growth your default mindset through writing prompts, exercises and practices that encourage you to feel confident, take on new challenges and achieve your goals.
Michaela Renee Johnson
Stuck. That's how a lot of leaders feel right now. A new workbook from best-selling author and podcaster Michaela Renee Johnson can help you shift out of netural and set you on a course to reach your full potential. The licensed psychotherapist explains that a growth mindset means "believing that your intelligence and abilities can always imporve, and you can learn to do almost anything."
Her latest book, Growth Mindset Workbook for Adults: Build Confidence, Overcome Challenges and Achieve Your Goals is an interactive resource that aims to help readers discover what a growth mindset means to them as individuals.
"This workbook shows you how to make growth your default mindset through writing prompts, exercises and practices that encourage you to feel confident and achieve your goals," Johnson says.
Inside the workbook, readers will find:
A wide variety of activities that explores all seven aspects of mindset, with exercises such as identifying limiting beliefs, calming the mind with youga and turning negative throughts into positive ones.
Practices created by licensed psychotherapists to help them understand their current mindset and refocus it on growth.
Inspiring stories from people who used the techniques in the book to achieve success.
About the Author:Michaela Renee Johnson is a bestselling author, licensed psychotherapist, and host of the top iTunes podcast, Be You Find Happy, which encourages people to speak their truth with grace and live courageous lives of authenticity. Her initiative, "Be You Find Happy," holds workshops and conversations on finding happiness in spite of life's setbacks, and has landed her speaking opportunities across the nation. Connect with her at www.MichaelaRenee.com or on Instagram.

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