Tag: Mentality

I have come to realise recently that I have been thinking of myself as a victim. I have had circumstances that have left scars and trauma and as a result I now see that I saw myself as a victim. I am sure that I have come to this realisation before and decided to make changes to take ownership of my life but fell back into the same mental habits when life got challenging. A cycle that can be hard to break. When you have a victim mindset you are essentially helpless in whatever situation you find yourself in.

I have been reflecting on times when I was thrust into a leadership role and had a responsibility to take care of those I was leading and I stepped up to the role and thrived. The feelings of victimhood fell away. I was happier and more in control and I made a difference.

I now realise that the moral of the story is that the route to happiness is helping others to be happy. The route to confidence is to think like a leader and take care of those around you. When you do that you will step up and lead, and you leave no room to be a victim. You do not need to be in a leadership role to think like a leader. It is more about the way you carry yourself and how you act. It is about how you treat those around you.