{"id":4132,"date":"2017-05-25T09:58:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T09:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2021-02-17T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:28:18","slug":"101010-8-growth-mindset-growing-achieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/101010-8-growth-mindset-growing-achieve\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/10\/10 #8: The Growth Mindset: Growing to Achieve"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Swami Vivekananda<\/em><\/p>\n

A growth mindset is key to progression. Stanford Professor Carol Dweck<\/a>, a prominent contributor to the research area, states that with a growth mindset we believe our abilities can be developed through application and instruction. It\u2019s in contrast to a fixed mindset, which is of the belief that one’s abilities are fixed.<\/p>\n

Dweck\u2019s research, centred around education, shows that performance levels increase with a growth mindset. The research also demonstrates that students with teachers who help to foster a growth mindset fare better than those with teachers who were more \u2018fixed mindset orientated\u2019 towards student learning.<\/p>\n

What does a growth mindset mean for our careers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adopting a growth mindset has huge potential benefits for realising\u00a0career ambitions. For business leaders, creating an environment that supports a growth mindset can generate greater levels of performance across a team.<\/p>\n

How do we create a \u2018growth mindset\u2019 approach?<\/p>\n

Praise the Process:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess is no accident. It is hard work, perserverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.\u201d \u2013 Pele<\/em><\/p>\n

While goals matter, identifying a process that can enable you to achieve your goals is also key. As Dweck outlines in an article in the Harvard Business Review<\/a>, the process can include a mix of working hard, trying new things and saying yes to opportunities. When learning and progress emerges from the process you define, Dweck stresses the importance of praising the process. Because it\u2019s ultimately the process that enables you to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

Know your end-goal, focus on milestone goals:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dweck states that \u2018process\u2019 alone is not what the growth mindset is about. Effort needs to be channelled in the right way. But while knowing your end-goal is important, being solely focussed on it is not the answer either. It can be demotivating, particularly if it is used to monitor progress in the early stages of pursuing a goal.<\/p>\n

Milestone goals, a mix of short, medium and long-term objectives are most effective to create realistic and motivational targets. They also provide regular updates on the true picture of your progress in pursuing an ultimate goal. From the start-line to the finish-line.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Embrace the Fails:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dThe only true failure lies in the failure to start.\u201d \u2013 Harold Blake Walker<\/em><\/p>\n

Through her research, Dweck highlights that openness to, and learning from, failure is a key attribute of a growth mindset. \u00a0A person inspired<\/a> to achieve an aspirational vision of themselves is proven to be more open to new experiences<\/a>. This attribute of inspiration, combined with embracing failure through a growth mindset is a wonderful springboard to achieve<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The growth mindset is likely to increase in prominence in work and everyday life. A simple \u2018starting-point\u2019 commitment to it is to try something new each day for the rest of the week. And to celebrate the learning and progress gained each time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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