Mindset for Growth Leads to Self-confidence and Success8738833
Have you ever wondered what determines how you approach life? The important is in understanding your mindset. Researchers have come up with a definitive explanation of mindset. Dr. Carol Dweck at Stanford University discovered that there are two distinct mindsets: fixed mindset and development mindset. Most of us fall into 1 of these two categories and in some areas of life might use one much more than the other.
Here are the differences in the two mindsets. With a fixed mindset you think that your intelligence, personality, and talents are fixed from the time you had been born. Whilst individuals with a development mindset believe that these same traits can be developed through out life. The limitations of the fixed mindset are that you fear getting judged, you worry that if you make a mistake you will be a failure, and you avoid challenges because you are anxious that you may not do as well as you "should".
With a development mindset you think that your intelligence, personality, and talents are a beginning point and you can develop these qualities if you are prepared to apply work, persistence and look at learning as an chance to stretch who you are. Thus you are not discouraged by failure and set-backs because they are some thing from which you can learn. With the growth mindset you trust that you will develop by applying effort and believe in becoming versatile and open to change.
I had not been aware how much I was limiting my life with a fixed mindset. I reacted to set backs and difficulties by blaming myself and taking things personally. I have had to apply considerable effort to strengthening my development mindset. Lately I coached a young couple who were struggling with their relationship. As we looked at their mindsets it became clear that he firmly believed in a fixed mindset and she operated from a development mindset. No wonder that they were struggling. It wasn't until the husband opened himself up to seeing value in a development mindset that he started creating modifications. One of their issues was how he handled anger because it scared her. He saw it as "that is the way all the men in my family deal with anger" while she felt there were other methods he could learn to express what was upsetting him.
By developing a growth mindset you have the power to evolve your life irrespective of your age. Change is component of growth which enables you to truly live so that you grow in confidence and attain achievement.