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You’ve heard about Carol Dweck’s growth mindset and fixed mindset<\/a>. What\u2019s your mindset? People can have a mix of the two mindsets<\/a>, or they can apply a fixed mindset<\/a> in certain situations and a growth mindset<\/a> in others<\/strong>. You may have fixed beliefs about your intelligence but a growth mindset (believing you can improve) when it comes to other qualities. However, one mindset or the other \u2014 fixed or growth \u2014 tends to dominate your life. If you have a fixed mindset, how do you change your mindset to be more successful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll cover how to change your mindset from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset and explore six scenarios that give you the opportunity to practice how you’d approach a situation with your new growth mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Change Your Mindset<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To review, you have a fixed mindset if you believe your intelligence or abilities are innate and can\u2019t be changed (I\u2019m just not good at math); that you\u2019re a certain kind of person, like it or not. In contrast, you have a growth mindset<\/a> if you believe you can get smarter by learning and changing fundamental things about yourself, such as becoming more caring or better in social situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change Your Mindset: From Fixed to Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How Your Mind Works<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your mind is constantly monitoring and interpreting what\u2019s happening around you. Your mindset guides how you interpret things.<\/strong> 
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A fixed mindset sets up a mental monologue focused on judging \u2014 you feel judged and you judge others. For instance, you might think, \u201cThis means I\u2019m a failure,\u201d \u201cWhat a bunch of losers,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll never be good at handling money.\u201d But you can change your mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growth-oriented people don\u2019t constantly judge themselves and others this way. Like people with fixed mindsets, they keep a running mental account of events and feelings, but their interpretations of what\u2019s going on focus on learning<\/a> and action. They think, \u201cThis situation is painful, but what can I learn to avoid repeating it?\u201d and \u201cHow can I improve?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This chapter is about changing your mindset from a judging monologue to a growth-oriented one \u2014 a mindset based on a belief in change and development. Often, just learning about the two mindsets and how they affect you can prompt change. However, completely changing your mindset is hard. The fixed mindset hangs around, competing with the growth-oriented ways of thinking that you\u2019re trying to adopt.
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Your fixed mindset beliefs about being smart, ambitious, superior, and super-competent may be your source of self-esteem<\/a>, which makes them difficult to give up for more challenging ideas about developing yourself<\/a> through effort, taking on challenges, making mistakes, and learning through constructive criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may temporarily feel that you\u2019re losing your sense of who you are<\/a>. But the growth mindset<\/a> frees you from constantly judging yourself so you can be authentic<\/a> and explore your full potential.
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People can have a mix of the two mindsets, or they can apply a fixed mindset in certain situations and a growth mindset in others. 
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It\u2019s important to do some self-analysis and discover what puts you into a fixed mindset \u2014 it could be an event or situation, such as a disappointment, setback, or fear that makes you believe you\u2019re incapable or someone else is incapable of something. Everyone has a fixed mindset persona that reminds us of past failures and problems. The key to changing your mindset is learning to keep that persona from preventing us or our children from growing.
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Changing Your Words to <\/strong>Change Your Mindset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Changing your thinking patterns to change your mindset takes practice. To help you learn new approaches to problems, here\u2019s a series of scenarios in which potential fixed-mindset responses are compared with growth-oriented responses.
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Scenario 1: Graduate School Rejection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you applied to just one graduate school \u2014 the one you preferred above all others \u2014 and you were confident you\u2019d be accepted. But you were rejected. In a fixed mindset, you start by rationalizing: The process was extremely competitive; they probably had more top applicants than they could accept. This evolves into: I\u2019m mediocre; I\u2019m not worthy of being accepted.
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Choosing growth<\/strong>: In a growth mindset, focus on your goal of graduate school study and how you can remain on track. What concrete steps can you take, such as researching and applying to other schools? What can you learn from the rejection about improving your application? In the real-life version of this scenario, the applicant called the school that rejected her to get information on how to improve. The admissions officer was impressed and decided to accept her application after all.
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Tip<\/strong>: People often come up with plans in response to a problem but don\u2019t follow through. You vow to do it tomorrow, but that rarely happens. To succeed, you need to make a concrete, growth-oriented plan with specific implementation steps for when you\u2019ll do what \u2014 for instance, tomorrow during my break, I\u2019ll get coffee, close my office door, and call X, following this script. Visualize yourself going through the steps. Then take action, regardless of how you feel. This is important to change your mindset.
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Scenario 2: Number One Draft Pick<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you\u2019re a promising quarterback and are the top draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles. While this is what you\u2019ve dreamed of, you\u2019re seized with performance anxiety. What if you can\u2019t live up to everyone\u2019s expectations \u2014 yours, the team\u2019s, the media\u2019s, your friends\u2019 and colleagues\u2019? You\u2019re so anxious that you lose focus and perform poorly. In a fixed mindset, you feel like a failure. You keep to yourself, avoiding teammates and the media. You disappear after each game.
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Choosing growth<\/strong>: Remind yourself that playing in the pros is a totally new experience requiring a big adjustment. You have a lot to learn, which you couldn\u2019t be expected to know at the outset. Ask yourself how you can find out what you need to know. You spend time with veteran players, asking questions and reviewing tapes. You talk about your adjustment process and they empathize and give you advice for adjusting mentally and physically. You begin feeling like you\u2019re part of an organization committed to your development.
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 Scenario 3: The Entry-Level Job<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Imagine starting a new job at the bottom rung of the ladder. You feel the work is demeaning but your boss thinks you have a bad attitude and passes over you for promotion or additional responsibility. Your fixed-minded reaction is that she\u2019s threatened by you. Your talents are obvious and should be rewarded, and you\u2019re entitled to what you want. It\u2019s the organization that needs to change, not you.
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Choosing growth<\/strong>: Instead of fixating on your superiority, you look for cues on how the company works and how others get ahead. You realize that many CEOs had to start at the bottom too. You notice that effort counts, so you begin working harder. But just working hard doesn\u2019t guarantee success, so you also focus on learning, building relationships, and helping colleagues<\/a> grow.
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Scenario 4: Things Fall Apart<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You think everything is perfect: You have a great career, marriage, and kids. But you\u2019re missing some signs of trouble in your marriage. Your partner wants more communication and intimacy, but you\u2019re in denial that anything needs to change. As a result, your partner begins pulling away from you emotionally. When you finally wake up to what\u2019s going on, your fixed-minded reaction is to feel worthless because the person closest to you doesn\u2019t want you anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing growth<\/strong>: You start rethinking your marriage and yourself. Your marriage didn\u2019t suddenly fail \u2014 it was evolving until you stopped nurturing it. You realize that you took your partner\u2019s request for a deeper relationship as criticism. You can learn to be less judgmental and develop relationship skills. If you can\u2019t save your current relationship, you can move on without feeling bitter and build better future relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scenario 5: A Fixed-Mindset Child<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your daughter is at the top of her class and studying the flute. You\u2019re proud of her and sure that she\u2019ll excel. But she begins feeling ill with an upset stomach before school each day and is diagnosed with an ulcer. A counselor tells you she is feeling too pressured and you need to ease up on her and make sure she gets more sleep.
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Choosing growth<\/strong>: You need to work out a concrete plan you can all follow. You think about how you can help her develop a growth mindset<\/a> so she can ease up and enjoy life. You put the flute lessons on hold. You allow her to practice when she wants to, but only for fun. She gets a tutor to teach her how to study to learn. And everyone talks to her about progress and learning, not grades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scenario 6: Willpower Isn\u2019t Enough<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When your family violates one of your rules (take out the garbage each week), you feel personally betrayed and start criticizing. You progress to insults, then rage. Your targets flee. Your fixed-minded reaction is to feel at first that you were right to be angry. Then you realize you went too far and feel guilty. You pledge not to slip again. But you don\u2019t create any strategies, and it happens again.
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Choosing growth<\/strong>: Your first step is to explore why you get so worked up. It seems to happen when you feel disrespected, as though your wishes are trivial. The next time you feel slighted, you plan to calmly tell your family how you feel. You plan to leave the room when you feel you\u2019re losing control, write down your thoughts<\/a>, and reinterpret what\u2019s happening. Maybe you can ease up on some of your rules, and stop using them as a test for others\u2019 respect for you.  
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Tip<\/strong>: Willpower isn\u2019t enough to sustain a major change and change your mindset. You need to develop workable strategies and practice them. For instance, to make a diet work, you can plan things like keeping desserts out of the house. You can think in advance what to order at a restaurant. You can develop an exercise plan. The inevitable setbacks are an opportunity to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Steps: Changing Your Mindset Is a Journey<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Changing your mindset and achieving a growth mindset is a journey. You don\u2019t get there all at once \u2014 you have to take one step at a time<\/a>. Here are the beginning steps to change your mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Accept having a fixed mindset<\/strong>. Even when you\u2019re on a path to growth, you have lingering fixed-mindset beliefs. In fact, everyone has a mix of fixed and growth-oriented beliefs. You can accept this reality without accepting the negatives a fixed mindset causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Learn what prompts your fixed mindset<\/strong>. When is your fixed-mindset persona likely to materialize? Possibilities include: when you take on a challenge, when you face obstacles or fail at something, or when a friend or colleague achieves something you envy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Name your fixed-mindset persona.<\/strong> This can help you identify when you\u2019re acting with a fixed mindset and remind you that\u2019s not who you want to be<\/a>. Pay attention to what happens with this persona is triggered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Confront your fixed mindset<\/strong>: When your fixed mindset materializes, have an imaginary conversation with it. For instance, if you\u2019re about to take on a new challenge, your fixed-mindset way of thinking may prompt you to worry about failure and want to quit. However, you can be ready to counter these beliefs when they come up by reminding yourself that risk is inherent in growth and failures are opportunities to learn.
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Since everyone has a fixed-mindset persona, we should have empathy for others who struggle with the limitations of perfectionism, a sense of failure, or a need to always feel superior. Everyone is on a journey. You can learn to recognize and replace fixed-mindset thinking with a belief in your ability to grow and in others\u2019 ability to change their mindsets, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary of Mindsets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a summary of the two mindsets. Review it daily to remind yourself of the differences and stay in a growth mindset. Ask yourself what opportunities you have today for growth and how you\u2019ll embrace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixed-Mindset<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Core belief: Ability is fixed.<\/li>
  • What happens: 
    • You feel a need to constantly prove yourself.<\/li>
    • You avoid challenges.<\/li>
    • You get defensive or give up.<\/li>
    • You see effort as pointless.<\/li>
    • You reject critical feedback.<\/li>
    • You feel threatened by others\u2019 success.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Result: You can\u2019t learn or develop to your full potential.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Growth Mindset<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      • Core belief: Everyone can learn and grow.<\/li>
      • What happens:
        • You focus on learning and growing.<\/li>
        • You welcome challenges.<\/li>
        • You persist in the face of obstacles.<\/li>
        • You see effort as a key to success.<\/li>
        • You welcome critical feedback.<\/li>
        • You learn from others\u2019 success.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          • Result: You continue to reach new levels of achievement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            It takes hard work, but it’s possible to change your mindset.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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