The Emergence of a New Logic: The Abundant Mindset

Yesterday I wrote on the scarcity mindset as part of a 2-post series on mindset. Today I'm exploring the second part - the abundant mindset.

This new logic emerges out of an enlightened mindset that has very deliberately worked to dissolve the scarcity structures as described in the previous post.

So out of this very relaxed state of mind, how would we go about drawing up the framework of the abundant mindset? I have put together some pointers, feel free to add on as you wish. As long as you're coming from a relaxed motive without any need "to get."

1. No sense of limit: unlike the scarcity mindset that perceives limit and uses this to get stuff done, the abundant mindset in no way perceives any limit. Well, what emerges if there's no sense of limit at all - there's a certain aliveness and excitement there that's up to you as to how you mold and shape it.
2. Evolving fluidity: because there's no perception of limit, your vision can be very fluid. Unlike the scarcity mindset that works in a straight line up to your north star, the abundant mindset can respond with a sense of flow in the moment. This gives you more skillful means to shape the reality you would like to create.
3. Operates from freedom: There is nothing holding the abundant mindset back. It rests in a background of freedom and operates from this spaciousness by pointing its attention to where to wants to go. As soon as it goes there it may encounter tension, hence the importance for it to rest in freedom for it to be able to evolve fluidly. 
4. Involves discovering talents: the abundant mindset resting in freedom has the opportunity to shape its talents and natural abilities for a greater sense of meaning and purpose. Knowing yourself in terms of your identity is key to the abundant mindset being able to develop natural abilities and make a difference.
5. Evokes meaning and purpose: central to the development of the abundant mindset is living with a sense of purpose. By uncovering your talents and aligning your skills and interests, you enable yourself to align with a sense of purpose that is close to your heart. You can then use this purpose to make a difference or shape something meaningful to you.
6. Healthy evolutionary tension: at your leading edge it is very easy to quickly encounter tension, but the tension from the perspective of the abundant mindset is healthy as it doesn't provoke push-back but more a relaxing into the tension that serves growth and development. The abundant mindset says: "I participate because I'm interested in co-creating something meaningful." One doesn't even have to know what this creation will look like - that's part of the creative process.

The abundant mindset manifests itself as behavior that is far more self aware, supportive, fluid and it brings about more joy, confidence, purpose and excitement. 

This framework is by no means conclusive, this is the beauty of the evolutionary process. We don't really know what it will look like, but we are interested in working it out. 

If you are interested in mindset and would like to transform scarcity structures of thinking or belief systems for more relevant ways of thinking and working, let me know if you would be keen on forming a mastermind group for guidance around this transition.