Man dude, do I have some thoughts to share: September Newsletter
Hello everybody! To start off, welcome to my first newsletter. I'm a 13 y/o trying to improve her life as well as billions of others. I'm also probably that one girl you met who couldn't stop laughing for no reason. Lovely to meet you.
The craziest thing that happened to me this month was definitely becoming an official innovator at The Knowledge Society, a program dedicated to training youth to impact billions. It was crazy how much I learned in just one week, and I can't imagine what'll be coming up. You best believe that cool things are going to be happening soon 🙃.
Thought of the Month
I recently got sucked into the world of growth mindsets, and I'm not complaining (Well, maybe a little. My back hurt so much the day after because of all that hunching over, but I digress.). Growth mindsets are so much more than being open to new ideas. A growth mindset is when you believe that skills are built and achieved with time and practice. A fixed mindset is the opposite, thinking that skills were just built-in and that if something doesn't go right the first time, you'll never learn it. I really reflected on this during the week, and I've started to make action items for them.
What I've implemented:
I never thought I would be able to work out regularly; I thought I wasn't "the type". Now, I work out every other day and it has improved my quality of life beyond any of my expectations.
I've started making more art to de-stress. It was always an "I can't draw, so why would I even try?" But it definitely gets better over time, and (if I do say so myself) they don't look half bad.
That's all for this time! There'll probably be more content next month, but I thought that I should start with something easy this time 😄. We'll figure this is out together. Lots of love,
Fatima