Growth Mindset Week 15

This is the perfect meme to describe how I feel right now. The semester is almost over, so I keep telling my self to just keep going. Don't stop! There is a lot to do and a little time to do it, but once it is done then it is over!

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Growth Mindset Week 14: Curiosity is not Sedentary and Passive

People always say that "curiosity killed the cat" and portray curiosity as a negative thing. However, I feel that curiosity can be a positive thing as well because it keeps you from being passive. Activity helps with growth, and growth makes us better. I feel that sometimes people put too much thought about trying not to step on peoples toes instead of believing that people will understand if you are acting from the heart.

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Growth Mindset - Week 13

I am a person that gets nervous when I do something that I am not familiar with. This is a normal thing that happens to almost anyone. I feel that what defines me isn't whether or not I can remove all fear, but if I let the fear stop me from acting. You just have to take a deep breath and go for it. I believe that it is an extreme hindrance to growth if you cannot overcome fear. Growth comes from stretching, and fear makes you curl up. 

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Growth Mindset Thoughts

I had never heard of the growth mindset or Carol Dweck before watching the video, but I do have similar beliefs that what she was teaching. One thing that really hit home as she was speaking was when she taught about the importance of accepting a challenge instead of pushing it away. I have seen too many times when college students (including myself) have been frustrated or angry when there are assignment in a class that are difficult or challenging because it is something new.

Last week was nothing short of crazy and hectic for me. I worked 52 hours at work, started my last semester before graduation with 15 credit hours, and had to make sure I was still being a good husband. It felt invigorating as I took the challenge head on instead of complaining or wondering why I had to be so busy.

This semester I think I might want to focus on the "Growth in your other classes" mindset, due to the fact that I am very busy and have to use my time wisely in order to not fall behind. This is my last semester before entering the workforce full time, so I need to develop a "take the bull by the horns" mentality.

Quoted from Carol Dweck's book, Mindset. The image is from Cheezburger