Growth Mindset Challenge Week 2

This week I applied Growth Mindset to a variety of things that I have done. I can see this new mindset affecting a variety of aspects in my life. Three places I could see it having the greatest impact are school, and athletics.

Getting an education is the main focus of my life right now. I want to obtain a degree so that I can stand on my own feet and do something that I love. The path the I chose is that of a physician. I know that this path will be extremely difficult with many obstacles in the way. I have heard from friends that medical school is the most stressful experience they have had in their lives. I will try to apply growth mindset to this aspect of my life. Every time I encounter a challenge I will remind myself that it is pushing me to get better at what I want to do. Hopefully this mindset reduces any future stress that I will experience.

Another aspect of my life that I can apply growth mindset to is athletics. I have always been a pretty average athletic player. I could hold my ground in all sports because I am naturally fast. One of the toughest parts of sports for me is strength component. This year I have started to weightlift with one of my friends. I have always disliked weightlifting because I am bad at it. I find it very tough to continue going when I do not see results quickly. This week I tried to view each day as a challenge that would help me get stronger. This positive outlook has helped me stay motivated for the gym. I will try to persevere and make myself better throughout the school year.

Here is  an image with a good growth mindset quote.

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Growth Mindset

This weekend I watched some videos to get acquainted with Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset idea. Growth Mindset is rewarding the process of becoming successful rather than rewarding the result. I feel like we as a generation have been developed by rewarding the result. I agree with her ideas that rewarding the process of development will keep people wanting to improve. As I observed my college environment I realize that we are more concerned about getting good grades because that is what employers and graduate schools reward us for. I will try to focus on my goal of improving my process of learning this semester and see if this this a better approach to life. I am interested to learn more about Growth Mindset.

This picture shows Dweck's Growth Mindset idea. The cat is having a positive view on failure or work rather than being negative and giving up. This view will allow the cat to keep pushing forward.

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