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MINDSET HABIT

Growth Mindset

A key for success.

WHAT:

This habit is about cultivating a growth mindset for success.

WHY:

It’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success – but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset.

First, know that a ⛔FIXED mindset is the belief that intelligence and abilities are predetermined at birth and cannot be changed.

  • Those with a fixed mindset tend to avoid challenges and give up easily in the face of obstacles or setbacks.
  • A classic example of having a fixed mindset when it comes to health and fitness is thinking that you’ll never be able to lose weight or that you don’t have enough time to exercise. Losing weight and finding the time to exercise can indeed be difficult, but millions of people have managed it before, sometimes in even more challenging circumstances than you could possibly imagine.

In contrast, a 🪴GROWTH mindset is the belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed through hard work, dedication, and perseverance.

  • Those with a growth mindset tend to embrace challenges and setbacks, seeing them as opportunities for growth and learning. This leads to persistence, skill development, habit formation, and ultimately success.
  • To contrast the above example, having a growth mindset when it comes to health and fitness is knowing that with enough hard work, dedication, and perseverance, you can lose weight and build a consistent exercise routine. Millions of other people have managed it before, sometimes in even more challenging circumstances than you could possibly imagine, therefore so can you.

Building a growth mindset requires effort and practice, just like building a muscle. It’s not something that happens overnight, but rather a gradual process that requires commitment and consistent effort over time.

HOW:

There are 7 core pillars of a growth mindset.

1) Challenges:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: See challenges as an opportunity to grow and learn.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: See challenges as problems to be avoided.

2) Talent:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: See talent as a skill that can be developed with effort and time.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: See talent as a fixed ability that you’re either good at or not.

3) Effort:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: Believe that effort and hard work lead to success and improvement.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: See effort as a sign of weakness and a waste of time.

4) Persistence:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: Remain determined and resilient in the face of obstacles.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: Give up easily when faced with challenges or setbacks.

5) Feedback:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: Welcome feedback and see it as a valuable tool for growth and improvement.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: Avoid feedback and see it as a personal attack or criticism.

6) Failure:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: See failure as a learning opportunity and embrace it as a necessary part of growth.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: See failure as proof of inadequacy and a sign that you should give up.

7) Success of Others:

  • 🪴Growth Mindset: Feel inspired by the success of others and see it as a source of motivation.
  • ⛔Fixed Mindset: Feel threatened by and jealous of the success of others.

Go through this list and the detailed examples of each here, identifying which pillars of a growth mindset you think you need to work on.

Spend some time thinking about what “growth” in that area might look like and then each day ask yourself if you identified more with the “fixed” or “growth” mindset characteristics.

If no opportunity for growth presented itself that day, simply give the habit a skip or spend some more time rehearsing what a growth mindset characteristic would look like and then give yourself a tick.

TIPS:

✅ Use daily affirmations that reinforce a growth mindset.

✅ Consider keeping a journal to reflect on daily experiences through a growth mindset lens.

✅ Follow or read about people who embody the growth mindset.

✅ Create an environment that supports learning and development, like having books or resources that encourage growth.

✅ Acknowledge and celebrate small moments of growth and learning.

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