{"id":152,"date":"2017-10-12T21:46:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T21:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2019-02-20T19:27:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:27:20","slug":"i-think-i-can-isnt-just-a-kids-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/i-think-i-can-isnt-just-a-kids-story\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I think I can&#8221; isn&#8217;t just a kids&#8217; story!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud alignright wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Think I Can Isn't Just A Kids' Story by Prof. Suki\" width=\"660\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F578576676&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=990&amp;maxwidth=660\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Click here to listen while you read!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know the story, &#x201C;The Little Engine That Could&#x201D;? In the story, a little steam engine has to perform what seems like an impossible job&#x2026;.and through positive thinking he succeeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that to a certain extent, this is actually real?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, right off the top I&#x2019;m going to admit that you can&#x2019;t become a superhero just by thinking you&#xA0;<em>are<\/em> a superhero. You can&#x2019;t walk upside-down on the ceiling just by trying really hard. 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It&#x2019;s just the point of view that you enter a situation with. <a href=\"http:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/reframing-your-way-through-hard-times\/\">Read my piece of reframing bad events<\/a> to see one example of how <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;mindset&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;an attitude, disposition, or mood&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Click for more info about this word&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/glossary\/mindset\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">mindset<\/a> works. <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;mindset&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;an attitude, disposition, or mood&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Click for more info about this word&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/glossary\/mindset\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Mindset<\/a> also works in a positive way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Lots of kids say, &#x201C;I&#x2019;m bad at math&#x201D; and then go take tests and prove that they&#x2019;re bad at math. Kids who say, &#x201C;I&#x2019;m going to work hard on this math test&#x201D; actually do better on tests&#x2014;even if they aren&#x2019;t better at math in general.<\/p><p>Athletes who focus on how hard a task will be don&#x2019;t do as well as athletes who focus on doing their best.<\/p><p>People who don&#x2019;t know that a task is supposed to be &#x201C;hard&#x201D; tend to do better at it than people who do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How should&#xA0;mindset affect how you do things?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lena-hanyongin.deviantart.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/raven__teen_titans_fan_art_by_lena_hanyongin-da2ah68-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"raven__teen_titans_fan_art_by_lena_hanyongin-da2ah68\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/raven__teen_titans_fan_art_by_lena_hanyongin-da2ah68-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/raven__teen_titans_fan_art_by_lena_hanyongin-da2ah68.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, <strong>try not to <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;dread&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Click for more info about this word&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/glossary\/dread\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>dread<\/a> things<\/strong>. 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Instead of thinking, &#x201C;I didn&#x2019;t get an A on that test,&#x201D; think, &#x201C;I know I can do better next time&#x201D; and take positive steps to do better. 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