From the course: Coaching Yourself to Career Success
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Manage your career through a growth mindset
From the course: Coaching Yourself to Career Success
Manage your career through a growth mindset
- Recently, I was having a conversation with my eight-year-old daughter about the struggles she was having in math. She was very frustrated, saying, "I will never understand this word problem. Why can't math be easier for me, mommy?" I responded as any good mother would by reassuring her that she is smart, and with practice, and an optimistic attitude, she would get it. It just takes effort. At first, she was resistant, but soon began practicing word problems, and learning from her mistakes. I'm already noticing an increased resilience and optimism in the way she approaches her homework, and even other challenges. What I've just described is the transition from a fixed to a growth mindset. People who possess a fixed mindset consider their attributes, intelligence, and skills fixed or immovable with no room for improvement. At the first sign of resistance or trouble, their confidence diminishes, and they give up.…
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