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2. WHAT IS MINDSET?
* It is how you see your learning
potential
There are two types
of Mindset:
• Growth
• Fixed
3. Do you know which Mindset you have?
Let’s see- complete this questionnaire and find out!
Do you agree or disagree with the following?
1. Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you
can’t change very much.
2. You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how
intelligent you are.
3. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always
change it quite a bit.
4. You can always substantially chance how intelligent you are.
4. If you agree with questions 1 and 2, you have a more fixed
mindset
If you agree with questions 3 and 4, you have more of a
growth mindset
5. Someone with a FIXED Mindset:
- Avoids challenges
- Gets defensive
- Gives up easily
- Sees effort as worthless (why should I
try?)
- Ignores useful feedback
- Feels threatened by the success of
others
- Believes that intelligence is fixed and
cannot be changed no matter how hard
they try
6. Someone with a GROWTH Mindset:
- Embraces challenges
- Doesn’t give up when things get hard
- Sees effort as what it takes to succeed
- Learns from criticism
- Learns lessons and becomes inspired by
the success of others
- Believes that intelligence can be developed
- Wants to LEARN with effort
7. How do I help myself have a GROWTH
Mindset?
- Don’t give up- keep trying! Learning takes time!!!
- One failure doesn’t mean total failure!
- You don’t have to be better than anyone but yourself
yesterday
- When you hit a roadblock- ask yourself these
questions:
- What do I already know?
- What do I need to know?
- Who could help me?
- What resources do I have available to me?
8. Creating a growth
Mindset is up to
you! Don’t give up,
keep working,
learning takes time-
-- but it is worth it!