Having a growth mindset is powerful!
How you think and which mindset you use can help you
achieve extraordinary goals in life!
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“No one limits your growth but you.
If you want to earn more, learn more.
That means you'll work harder for a while;
that means you'll work longer for a while.
But you'll be paid for your extra effort with
enhanced earnings down the road.”
-Tom Hopkins
What Is Growth Mindset (Definition of a growth mindset)
It all started with the research and experiments of professor
Carol Dweck (University of Stanford), she went deep into how
our self-image and mindset ultimately shape our lives.
Everyone in the world has a way of perceiving things.
We call this a mindset.
You have a mindset, your friends have a mindset, and all the people around you have a different mindset.
“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work,
brains and talent are just the starting point.
This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” (Dweck, 2015)
People with growth mindsets are constantly trying to learn and grow to better themselves.
These are individuals who enjoy challenges and believe that
their intelligence, talents, and basic abilities can be increased or enhanced through hard work and dedicated effort.
it’s not always the people who start the smartest who end up
the smartest.
Success is not about proving you’re smart or talented,
but it’s about stretching yourself to learn something new
and to develop yourself.
The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.
Key Takeaway
Skills and achievement come through continuous commitment and effort.
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset
These two mindsets, which we manifest from a very early age, determines a great deal of our behavior, our relationship with success and failure in both professional and personal contexts, and ultimately our capacity for perseverance.
Benjamin Barber said: I don’t divide the world into the weak and
the strong, or the successes and the failures...
I divide the world into the learners and non-learners.
In a growth mindset, people believe their abilities and intelligence can be developed with effort, learning, and persistence.
Individuals who believe their talents can be developed
(through hard work, good strategies, and input from others)
have a growth mindset.
They tend to achieve more than those with a fixed mindset,
who believe their talents are born gifts that don't need developing over time and don't believe that putting more energy into developing their gift or talents is needed.
A simple example:
Don’t say: “Well done. You’re really good at playing tennis”.
Say: “That’s great. You tried really hard, you've practiced and look how well you’ve done.”
I am not good at this VS I'm not good at this YET, but I will learn.
I can't do this VS I need some feedback and help from others.
You see the difference?
Look at the picture below.
On the other hand... “Give up that idea that you’re pure growth mindset,” says Carol Dweck.
Nobody has that in everything all the time.
Everyone is a mixture of the two mindsets.
You could have a predominant growth mindset in one area,
but there can still be things that trigger you into a fixed mindset.
Something challenging and outside your comfort zone can trigger it and automatically activate your fixed mindset.
In a Growth Mindset it's important to praise the process,
not the talent or ability.
Definition of Fixed Mindset
People with a fixed mindset are very discouraged by setbacks
because a setback activates doubt to their belief in their ability,
so they tend to become uninterested and give up.
“In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities,
like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits.
They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them.
They also believe that talent alone creates success...without effort". (Dweck, 2015)
Those with a fixed mindset believe their intelligence and abilities cannot be altered in a meaningful way.
As a result, mistakes are often seen as failures rather than opportunities to grow and learn.
When stuck in a fixed mindset, we may fear new experiences,
avoid risks, and feel the need to repeatedly prove ourselves over and over.
The fixed mindset believes trouble is devastating.
If you believe, “I'm either naturally great or I will never be great”, then when you have any trouble, your mind automatically thinks: there's no point in searching for methods to solve this problem.
Buddha was all about mindset a long time ago!
He said: "What you think you become, what you feel you attract,
what you imagine you create".
With a fixed mindset, you want to hide your flaws so
you’re not judged or labeled a failure.
In a fixed mindset, you stick with what you know to keep up
your confidence.
To escape the downfall pattern here you must recognize your fixed mindset thoughts and be self-aware that you have a choice.
Respond to your fixed mindset thoughts and counter them
with growth mindset thoughts and actions.
Fixed Mindset Examples
In a fixed mindset, you believe thoughts like She’s a natural-born dancer or I’m just no good at dancing, so I'll never be able to learn to dance properly... what's the point to even try?
How to Develop a Growth Mindset
You can start and decide to develop it right now!
Thinking better about your capabilities, potential, and beliefs
that with the continuous effort you can achieve anything
you set your mind to.
Be fascinated with learning, with the process of discovering something new.
[Learning wise...there's 2 courses I highly recommend called:
5 days Memory Mastery & Personal Transformation.
Because If you don’t give anything... don’t expect anything.
Use these suggestions and remind yourself daily:
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Here's some mind map to follow:
1. Observe Your Mindset
You can’t begin to change a “fixed” mindset until you recognize it. Notice if you rush to conclusions about fundamental abilities.
Do you tell yourself that you’re no good at a particular task,
so there’s no point in attempting it?
Do you believe that success in certain kinds of activities in any field is reserved for naturally gifted people?
Worry that if you try your hardest and fail at something,
you’ll be exposed as “no good”?
Examine your actions... are you acting more with a fixed or
with a growth mindset most of the time?
2. Challenge Your Beliefs
Now after recognizing the symptoms of a “fixed” mindset,
you can begin to create a growth mindset.
If some task doesn’t come easily, remind yourself that
it's an opportunity to learn and improve.
Research shows that considering a growth mindset for a few moments before starting a task can improve your performance.
3. Analyze Your Weaknesses
Things that are holding you back or changes you wanna make?
Ask yourself what 3 actionable small steps you can take,
which will lead to a slight improvement over time!
Why the slight improvement?
Because if you overload your brain that you must be perfect and correct your weaknesses in a short amount of time, you'll feel overwhelmed and activate your fixed mindset 3 days later.
Remember, slower is better sometimes!
That's why is crucial to be self-aware and examine your thoughts and emotions at least 1 hour once a week.
4.Know your Learning Style
This is what makes all of us unique.
Some learn better with videos, some prefer to listen,
others to read.
My style is reading & writing, combined with audio.
Explore multiple strategies: Don’t just have one plan.
Execute multiple paths to your desired goals.
Different roads are leading to the same destination in every city because if one is damaged at least you can still get to your destination!
When tasks get hard, don’t give up easily.
Take a deep breath and figure your way through it.
5.Destroy the Need for Approval
Don't be concerned with other's approval, as long as what
you want to learn is interesting to you.
Make it a goal for yourself to invest 15 minutes every day on
self-education and to master some new skills over some time
or to learn more about something you're interested in.
Growth Mindset Activities
A list of the best ways:
Growth Mindset Quiz
By now, you should have a clearer picture of your mindset,
and you can test it by using this 6 questions quiz to determine
your current level of mindset.
Growth Mindset Quotes
It's not that I'm smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
-Albert Einstein
Success at anything always comes down to FOCUS & EFFORT and we control both. -Dwight "The Rock" Johnson
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
-Robert Kennedy
Everything negative, pressure, challenges, obstacles...
are all an opportunity for me to rise!
–Kobe Bryant
Success is going from failure to failure
without losing enthusiasm. –Winston Churchill
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
–F. Scott Fitzgerald
There will be obstacles, there will be doubters, there will be mistakes but with hard work, there are NO LIMITS.
–Michael Phelps
Key Takeaways
Cultivating a growth mindset could be the single most important thing you ever do to help you achieve success in
any area of your life.
People with a growth mindset know they can get better
by working hard and consistently.
People with a fixed mindset feel differently as if they are stuck with the way things are.
A fixed mindset can happen to anyone at some time or
another but it's important we choose to have a better mindset, keep trying, and stick with challenges.
Put yourself and practice, picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn, and
keep on going and in the long run, you'll see for yourself
the good results coming your way.
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Sources & Learning Websites:
https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/
https://ideapod.com/fixed-vs-growth-the-two-basic-mindsets-that-shape-our-lives/
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-praise-became-a-consolation-prize/510845/
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/develop-a-growth-mindset/
https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means
