Having Growth Mindset For Success
A growth mindset is a way of thinking of people who believes in constant change and development for their own betterment. People with a growth mindset understand that intelligence and learning can be developed every day. These people do not just focus on what they already know, how amazing or intelligent they are; rather they keep a mindset of change and improvements in order to grow every day.
Some of the ways in which growth mindset can be achieved in order to have its benefits on studies and have a developing career are:
- Recognize and accept your imperfections:
Understand yourself and try to know yourself better. If you’re aware about your shortcomings and imperfections, you can work on to overcome them. Know your weaknesses and start working on them every day as much as possible.
- Turn challenges into opportunities:
A person with a growth mindset will always turn the challenges of their life into new opportunities. Taking failures as an opportunity to grow is an example of a growth mindset. Take small steps and learn from your mistakes.
- Experiment with different learning options:
Having a growth mindset means trying out and experimenting with various new skills. You never know what you are good at until you try. The ways of learning new things can vary from person to person. So, one must be always open to different learning strategies and options.
- Take failure as a new learning:
Everyone makes mistakes and sometimes to achieve their goals, but that should never stop you from trying again. Take every failure, mistake or wrong decision as a learning experience. Even when you fail, you learn something. Therefore, never regret your mistakes but learn from it to do better in the future.
- Give importance to the process than the end result:
Smart and wise people try to get the most from the learning process, rather than the final result. Sometimes, the end results might not be in your favour, but the process itself gives you a lot of learning. People with a growth mindset enjoy the process of learning and does not let the end results affect much.
- Take criticism positively:
Even after doing amazing work, you might get criticized from time to time. Take that criticism positively and do not lose hope. People with a growth mindset who can accept constructive criticism always tends to do better in life.
-Nibisha Sarma