Under a prevention mind-set, we are focused on doing whatever we can to avoid loss—to protect what we have and play it safe. Sometimes a prevention mind-set can be effective, but it often holds us back from fully self-actualizing. Under a promotion mind-set, however, we stop taking the safe route, or the route someone else wants us to take, or the route we think someone else wants us to take. Instead, we become willing to take constructive risks because we aren’t afraid of failing. In doing so, we open ourselves up to breakthroughs.
