Growth Mindset

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Growth Mindset Cat (cheezburger)

This is the first I have heard about Carol Dweck, but I have seen a number of different people with similar messages. I see myself far onto the growth-mindset side of the spectrum. This is something that I have really come to believe in the past year and something that has really helped me become more successful and find a better balance in my life. In the past, I experienced challenges, and when I couldn’t accomplish a task easily it frustrated me and made me really angry. I had the work ethic to push through my frustration but probably dealt with significantly more negative emotions than I needed to. I have really come to appreciate that what is really important, really rewarding is struggle and growth. Getting an A on a test is great, but what’s really awesome is mastering concepts that you didn’t understand and putting in the work to get there and make that A. Growth, above all is the greatest reward and the most important part of growth is struggle. The beautiful thing about the growth mindset is that once you start applying it you learn to apply it to everything in life. I don’t stay fixated on mistakes like I used to, instead I accept them and try to learn something from it. It’s a mindset that has brought me a lot of peace and one that I would highly recommend subscribing to.

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