Mindsets: Beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities

Growth Mindset

The belief that learning and intelligence car grow with time and experience

When people believe that can get smarter, they realize their effort has an effect on their success

The belief that a persons abilities and intelligence can be developed with effort, learning, and persistence.

The belief that basic abilities is simply a starting point for their potential

The belief that not everyone is the same but they can become smarter it they work at it

People with growth mindset view challenges as opportunities

People with growth mindset view keep the end goal in mind and see the big picture

People with growth mindset learn that in order to truly success you have to go through some mistakes

People with growth mindset  are able to continue to create new goals so they stay motivated and interested in the subjects they choose to study

People with growth mindset learn from the mistakes of others

Fixed Mindset

The belief that qualities are fixed traits

The belief that traits cannot change

The belief that talent leads to success and effort is not required

The belief that you are born with a certain amount of traits and that's all you will have

People with a fixed mindset always want to appear intelligent and achieve validation.

They have a fear of looking "dumb" because they do not believe that they can redeem thenselves

People with a fixed mindset are highly sensitive  to being wrong of making a mistake.

People with a fixed mindset avoid challenges

People with a fixed mindset give up easily

Mindset starts to shape in childhood and continues to develop throughout adult life.

Our mindset is what makes us optimistic or pessimistic.

We can change our mindset to achieve success and fulfilment at any stage of our lives.

Students success depends on their belief about their intelligence and their abilities.

We should avoid praising our children's talent or intelligence and instead, praise them for their diligence, effort and conscientiousness. (Carol Dwek)