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Mindsets

In order to grow and develop as a person, it is important to have a ‘growth mindset’, rather than a ‘fixed mindset’ (Dweck, 2012, cited in Green Carmichael, 2021):

Fixed Mindset:

• A person believes that their basic qualities (intelligence, talents & abilities) are fixed. You have certain limits – and you can do nothing to change this.

Growth Mindset:

• Someone with a growth mindset believes that everything can be developed over time – with the right amount of support, guidance and effort.
• A person with a growth mindset is not worried about making a mistake, what others think or how they might look. Instead, they just give it a go (Dweck, 2012, cited in Green Carmichael, 2021).

As a lifelong learner, you are likely to have a growth mindset!

Green Carmichael, S. (2021) ‘The Right Mindset for success: an interview with Carol Dweck’, in Harvard Business Review: 10 must reads on Lifelong Learning. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business review Press, pp. 175 – 180.