Levels To Your Thinking

Dear Ambitious Woman of Faith. We are born thinkers. Our brain doesn’t stop functioning even while we sleep. We have such a beautiful gift we didn’t have to pay a dime for, yet we hardly utilize its full capacity. One key to unlocking our brain's potential is critical thinking. Critical thinking is one’s ability to analyze and research information using sound reasoning to come to a fair conclusion or decision. 

Unskilled thinking leads to flawed reasoning and decision-making, resulting in poor life outcomes. To achieve better outcomes in your life and cope with negative life events, strengthening your critical thinking skills is essential. 

First, you need to know what level your thinking pattern is at before you make the change needed. There are six levels of critical thinking development.

1. The Unreflective Thinker: A person who is unaware of how their thinking has shaped their life, biases, fears, and beliefs. They believe this is just the way I am or this is the way life will be, without ever questioning it. 

2. The Challenged Thinker: A person who has an Ah Ah moment, realizing their thinking has flaws and they actually have the ability to change it. They start to recognize their negative self-talk and the continued frustration it has caused in their lives, and they are now motivated to change.

3. The Beginning Thinker: A person who realizes that every thought that pops up in their mind is, at times, not the truth, and can easily see the lie. 

4. The Practicing Thinker: A person who actively takes responsibility for their mindset and the way they think. They are not quick to react; instead, they pause, reflect, and make sound decisions.

5. The Advanced Thinker: A person who has a strong mental discipline and can see an issue from multiple perspectives, spot blind spots quickly, and align decisions with long-term vision instead of short-term feelings.

6. The Master Thinker: This is when critical thinking becomes a way of life. You embody wisdom, discernment, and clarity on every level. You live in alignment with your vision and live in a place of peace that goes beyond understanding. You no longer fear change but embrace it, understanding that it is part of life’s process of growth and progression.

Now that you understand the levels of critical thinking, my prayer is that you take the time to create a strategy to become a better thinker so one day you will be the Master Thinker and live life experiencing God at a level that will blow your mind.

Your Sister In Faith

Coach Hawkins