Our definition of mindset is our habits of thought, feeling, and behavior. Think of it as your programming. The brain consumes 25% of our energy so to conserve energy most of what we think, feel, and do is done on auto pilot. As soldiers say - when the bullets fly we fall back to our training. Interestingly however virtually everything we do is habit. Even if you aren't under pressure your thoughts and feelings are running on habit.
Our definition has a couple advantages.
Habits. Thinking of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as habits helps us understand why we do the things we do and teaches us how to control ourselves. How many of your habits were put there by you? Lets commit to creating new habits of WeHelp.
Feelings. How much of what you do is controlled by your feelings or mood? In our book Mood Altering Behaviors we explore all the thing that affect our moods because it is these habits of feeling that dominate our actions. Imagine being constantly angry and irritable and the impact that has on the people around you.