What makes you fail or succeed. There is a lot to what makes you fail or succeed but one of the biggest things that actually makes you fail or succeed and accomplish what you do is simply your mindset.There are mainly two types of mindsets between people.A growth and a fixed mindset. These two mindsets were created by Dr.Dweck who is a professor in psychology at the university of Standford. There is a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.A fixed mindset is a mindset where you believe that you can't grow your intelligence at all and you were just born with your intelligence.People with Fixed mindsets will give up a lot often and not try. On the other hand there is the exact opposite; a growth mindset.People with growth mindsets are people who …show more content…
I started out having these nights where I couldn't fall asleep all night and would freak out. When I would freak out and I would not pe able to control my body. My brain would just be everywhere and I couldn't concentrate on anything.It would happen every night.After about three weeks of the same thing happening over and over my mom finally brought me to the doctor.I had to explain what was everything that was going on with every single detail.My doctor brought me to a counselor. She signed me up for counseling, so I started counseling every single tuesday and every other thursday.I was going for around 3 hours a week. It felt really nice to talk to someone who genuinely understood and got what I was going through.She told me I had Panic attack disorder and intense anxiety.I got put on medication. I didn't really want to be on medication and I wanted to learn how to handle and deal with a panic attack by myself. I learned meditation strategies and different ways to cope with having a Panic attack or if I felt an anxiety attack. Coming on. I had a growth mindset by having to face the challenge of dealing with panic attack and anxiety.I really learned a lot about myself and what i am capable of doing on my own.I had the perseverance of wanting to know what to do and trying as hard as I could when i really did feel
It was not until I read Carol S. Dweck’s “Brainology” that I realized I had a fixed mindset. I care more about getting a 4.0 than actually understanding what I am being taught and I also hate struggling. These habits are part of having a fixed mindset. It was after reading this article that I discovered I could change my mindset and be successful. Having a fixed mindset means that you believe that you and others only have a certain amount of intelligence. A growth mindset on the other hand, is believing that everyone has the ability to reach a higher level of intelligence through effort and hardwork.
“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs,” was said by motivational speaker and American author Zig Ziglar. This relates to Carol S. Dweck’s article “Brainology” and Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me.” Ziglar, Dweck, and Alexie all feel that it isn’t easy for someone to become successful. It takes hard work, perseverance, and the want to learn and grow. In Dweck’s article, she stated that someone with a growth mindset would become more successful and knowledgeable than someone with a fixed mindset, which was demonstrated by Alexie in his essay, and by a personal experience of my own.
What does it mean to be a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset? In the book Mindset – The New Psychology of Success author Carol Dweck breaks down the meanings of a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is when a person sees their failures as being an unsuccessful person. These fixed mindsets do not aim to challenge themselves due to the possibility of not succeeding or being seen dumb. They are discouraged by failing and hold back in life. Carol Dweck describes this has unhappiness. A growth mindset is a person who welcomes failures and takes these failures as a challenge to grow from their mistakes. They have the drive to push through the impossible, since to them there is no impossible. A Clear representation of growth
Have you ever thought about yourself if you are in the fixed or a growth mindset? A fixed mindset person is someone who overcomes obstacles, works hard, and failure does not stop them. On the other hand a person who is in the fixed mindset is someone who is non challenge, gives up, or thinks that success is abuse. In a book called “Mindset The New Psychology of Success” the author Carol S. Dweck talks about different ways we can convert ourselves from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset and the author also talks about the qualities of the growth and fixed mindsets. In a movie“Freedom Writers” the author Erin Gruwell shows us how she was a growth minded teacher but her students were in the fixed minded group. Throughout the school year the students had a fixed mindset but as time went by the students somehow their mindsets into the growth mindset. Freedom writers illustrates the fixed mindsets of the teacher and students and a growth minded teacher who changed everything.
I have learned that success must be earned. Motivation is keyed in the success. Most people who are very successful (Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Etc.) are very motivated with their successful business. Angela Duckworth did a Ted Talk about grittiness and how it ties in with being passionate. I think that success also goes in with it. I agree that grittiness is almost identical with being passionate. Duckworth also mentions another thing about growth mindset, which was in Carol Dweck’s article “Brainology”. Growth mindset is a gateway to success is being open to doing new ideas. I think that all the sources that we have read or watched in this class have been connected to one of the other sources. Both Daniel Pink and Angela Duckworth
After reading Failure is Not an Option by Nathan Wallace, we ponder whether failure is beneficial or not. However, after reading the passage, we stumble upon a quote where Wallace says “Failure is always an option. Failure can lead to great learning and progress when a specific failure is analyzed through the lens of a growth mindset.”
As far as I could remember I was never really any good at school. I couldn’t concentrate on things for no more than 5 minutes at a time I would either get discouraged or find it too easy and just give up. An author by the name of Carol Dweck wrote an article called “Brainology” in it Dweck describes that there are two types of mindsets fixed and growth. Those who are afraid to fail so they never try anything new are ones with a fixed mindset and the growth mindset are those who are not afraid to fail and find a new challenge an opportunity to learn something new. I guess you can say that I had a bit of a fixed mindset growing up I was always too scared to look stupid that I didn’t want to fail because I didn’t want to disappoint my siblings
"Those with growth mindsets reported that, after a setback in school, they would simply study more or study differently the next time" (Dweck 2) . Students in a growth mindset understand that failures are temporary setbacks. That means they must be an effort in the learning process more vigorously. Dweck shows, " Those with fixed mindsets were more likely to say that they would feel dumb, study less the next time, and seriously consider cheating "(Dweck2). By contrast, students with a fixed mindset believe strongly in innate ability. Those get a failure, they would simply think they are not smart enough ,all their efforts has been wasted. As a result, that creates a desire to give up rather than trying
I believe that growth mindset is based on your success or failure. Growth mindset is the ability to tell yourself that you can instead of you can’t. The reasons why I believe this are, that if you put yourself down for something then you will have the mentality that you can’t succeed at anything. In “I Am Still The Greatest” by Muhammed Ali, he states “When the moment came for me to walk out on the 140-foot high scaffolding and take the torch from Janet Evans, I realized I had the eyes of the world on me. I also realized that as I held the Olympic torch high above my head, my tremors had taken over.” In that moment he probably had doubts, and he wasn’t confident about what he was doing, but instead of downing himself the crowd helped him to have a good mindset about what he was doing.
According to the article Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Dweck’s research showed that the way you perceive yourself and the way you adopt it, affects the path you take throughout the course of your life. Mindset is viewed from two different perspectives; fixed mindset and growth mindset. These perspectives affect motivation and impact achievement. The fixed mindset is the belief that your abilities are permanent which causes traits like moral character, intelligence and personality to be limited also causing a sense of self consciousness. As said by Dweck, it’s “a hand you’re dealt and have to live with”, meaning it’s accepting what you have and dealing
After reading the article, “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn” by Carol S. Dweck, I concluded that I have a growth mindset. Dwecks’ research shows “… students with this growth mindset believe that intelligence is a potential that can be realized through learning” (Dweck 1). I believe it’s okay to fail, as long as you keep giving it a shot, you’ll reach what you’re trying to achieve. I always think that no matter what the outcome you expect will be, as long as, “-the
Grit or mindset theory will influence with my next experience with failure because it will have a better mindset with accept failure and knowing that it is okay to fail and try
Individuals with a fixed mindset desire to appear smart to others. Such people often give up prematurely when faced with challenges or avoid them altogether. They see mistakes as dangers, ignore feedback from others, don’t seek help when needed, and avoid activities that take effort. Most importantly, they feel threatened by the success of others. As a result, such individuals never achieve their full potential and may stop personal growth prematurely.
Psychologist Carol Dweck’s Mindset explores the two types of attitudes that are instilled in a person’s mind: fixed mindset and growth. In my situation, I was frustrated by any challenge that came my way. I hid my flaws so that I was not judged or labeled by a failure. I believed that failure defined me. Although I showcased a fixed mindset at the beginning of high school, I’ve vastly changed my mindset and I’m constantly working towards improvement academically and physically.
I do believe that I have experienced both mindsets, but a fixed mindset has been more dominant in my life. I realized that I experienced a growth mindset during my DMV permit test. I actually failed my first try at it because I was told that it was just common sense and I didn’t feel like I needed to study. Then I failed, and it encouraged me to actually read the handbook and study. Surprisingly, I wasn’t upset after failing my first attempt. Instead, it actually made me realize that I should study. I would love to have experienced a growth mindset throughout my life, but unfortunately I know I grew up with a fixed mindset. Growing up I remember my parents telling me how smart I am every time I received good grades, and according to the article written by Carol Dweck, that isn’t the best way