She called herself 'not a techie.'

She called herself 'not a techie.' I proved her wrong in 3 minutes.

After a recent event where I spoke, someone came to me looking defeated.

"I'm getting so much pressure to be more efficient with AI at work," she said. "But I think I'll never learn that because I'm not a techie."

I asked one simple question: "What makes you think you're not a techie?"

The flood came: "I have a degree in finance. I don't understand coding. I don't even like gadgets.!

This is where most people stop. Right at the moment when the real learning begins.

So we had a quick chat and this is what she shared:

→ She uses a complex project management software daily
→ She troubleshoots client systems regularly  
→ She's actually been "collaborating with technology" for years

You know what happened? Her whole face changed.

"Wait, I kind of figure out tech stuff all the time, don't I?"

This is exactly what "G" stands for in my C-H-A-N-G-E™ framework: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁.

It means treating every challenge as a capability you haven't developed yet, not evidence of what you can't do.

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: "I'm not a tech person."
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: "I'm learning to work with AI tools."

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀: Proof of limitations.  
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀: Room for development.

The difference? Growth mindset keeps you curious instead of defeated when facing new challenges.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

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