"A fixed mindset means you believe intelligence, talent, and other qualities are innate and unchangeable. If you’re not good at something, you typically think you will never be good at it. By contrast, a growth mindset means you believe intelligence and talent can be developed with practice and effort. Not surprisingly, your mindset plays a major role in your motivation, resilience, and achievement."
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Running across information I find beneficial for personal improvement, I share with you. Eat the chicken and spit out the bones, as an older gentleman was fond of saying.
Perhaps a fixed mindset, no not perhaps, DEFINITELY, a fixed mindset ruled my life until ten years ago. When I find myself thinking I can't, that's not me, I'll always be so-so concerning such-and-such, never will I be able to whatever, I tell my brain, "Brain, you don't know diddly squat and I'm about to teach you something new."
This is challenging, teaching myself to believe I actually CAN, learning and growing is lifelong.
Don't limit yourself, your life. Teach your kids to explore. You've heard we can always learn, but do you really believe YOU can always learn? Have you ever said I'm too old, I'm not good at blah blah?
Reinvent yourself, again and again.
Example: I've learned I really like languages. I'm not proficient, yet, at new languages, but greetings, encouragement and I'm not afraid of you, well I'm getting better.
An acquaintance teaches French and is fluent in Russian. She asked me recently why I like languages. Good question. Initially I tell her I don't know. After a second of thinking about her question, I know exactly why. Those who speak multiple languages have an excellent command of grammar. They seem to me to be far more eloquent expressing themselves, whether simple greetings or deeper exchanges. Another reason to love languages is contact with world travelers and a multitude of languages spoken. There's nothing more satisfying than picking up on phrases, understanding and exchanging greetings. Though Texan shines through in any language I attempt, I'm learning, growing, I'll not remain fixed because I'm vintage or because I don't feel I have qualifications. I'll learn qualifications honey.
My friend encourages, "If all you did was learn greetings in every language, how cool is that? Make notecards, whatever helps you to learn and remember."
Y'all know learning styles and applying them to life are my jam. I listen to languages, read, utilize Cornell Note Taking System, highlight notes, review, whatever is needed to improve that which I love.
What are you doing to grow? Find something you like. Or make yourself learn something you aren't particularly fond of, but would benefit from learning. Surround yourself with people who know 'I can't' are ridicules words and have no place in your life.
We may never know what it took for successful people to become successful, how much work went into making them so very 'lucky'. More than likely they worked harder than everyone else.
Try something new.
I dare you.
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