How To Develop A Growth Mindset

With personal development on the forefront of everyone’s mind, the idea of having a growth mindset has become more and more popular.

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Carol Dweck has been on the forefront of studies on mindsets both fixed and growth. These studies are used in the classrooms to help develop students love of learning.

So what is a growth 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).

In short, a growth mindset means that you believe that you are in control of your own abilities. This is great because it helps us expand our understanding of what we can accomplish. So, let’s learn how to develop a mindset.

1. Evaluate your current reality.

  • Learn what your current mindset is. You may already have a semi developed growth mindset. You may have a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset is simply believing that your skills, talent, and intelligence are fixed traits.

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2. Begin to remove negative or limiting self talk

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3. Establish your purpose and begin to set goals

  • You want to find your “why?” and once you begin doing that begin setting goals that align with your purpose. This will help give you some forward momentum.

4. Learn how to overcome setbacks.

  • This will help you establish healthy reactions to failure, and help you focus on the task at hand rather than giving up.

5. Create a set of positive affirmations

  • Our words are powerful and being kind to ourselves and hyping ourselves up is of utmost importance.

6. Celebrate the small wins

  • This will give you motivation to keep going

7. Keep Going

  • You’re doing amazing!

And they your go! You are on your way to developing a growth mindset! If you have any questions about developing a growth mindset, feel free to reach out and comment below! If you like what you read, sign up for my newsletter so you are first to know when self-care blogs are posted!

Until next time :)

Briana Fountain