Why Mindset Shapes Success ?
The power of a growth mindset can completely change your perspective on success and failure. Have you ever seen someone succeed and thought, “they succeed because they are naturally talented?” If you are thinking like this, then you are wrong. Success and luck have nothing to do with naturally talented or intelligent. When we were born, the capabilities and abilities were the same. But later as the mind grew, it was programmed in different ways. That means it took shape according to the surrounding circumstances and according to the people.
In short, our mindset was built. So if someone is successful and unsuccessful, the difference between them is dependent on the mindset. If you want to achieve success, your mindset should be accordingly. Because the mind controls the overall body.
What is a Growth Mindset ?
The term growth mindset was popularized by psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck. She made some researches on human behaviour. She stared to study on how peoples deal with failure in late 1970s. She discovered something, that created big impact in psychology and education.
Dr. Carol Dweck gave puzzles to childrens, and asked them to solve them. Some childrens solved that puzzle very easily, while others were facing difficulties in solving puzzles. The childres who solved that puzzle said, ‘ I love good challenges.’ And others who finds difficulty were discouraged, avoiding to the harder tasks. (Source: Stanford News on Carol Dweck’s research)
This experiment leads her to identify core mindsets. She discovered two types of mindsets-
1) Fixed mindset:
These kinds of individuals believe in natural intelligence and talent. They avoid challenges, hard activities, and give up easily, when they do not receive positive results.
2) Growth mindset:
These individuals believe that, We can improve ourself by doing efforts and learning. They see failure as a learning.
Her research showed that students with a growth mindset perform well academically, are motivated and persistent for a long time. Her observation and research clears the growth mindset. Basically growth mindset means , to develop,to shape our mind into growth direction.
For example,
We give a tasks of climbing a tree to two individuals.
Now,
A person with fixed mindset might say, ‘ I am not good in climbing. This tree is very tall, It’s a natural talent to climb the tree, which I don’t have. So I can’t Climb this tree.”
A person with growth mindset might say, “o it’s tall tree , but I will try. I don’t know how to climb, but I will practice.”
I hope this example clears about the growth mindset.
Why Does a Growth Mindset Matters ?
In today’s world success can’t be driven with fixed mindset. We must be open minded. Let’s understand the key areas where mindset matters.
1) You become strong –
Growth mindset gives you abilities to fight against difficulties, face failures etc. Remember Failure doesn’t break you, it shape you.
2) Keeps learning –
You stay curious, open minded to gain all kind of knowledge. Commited to personal development. You always focuses on learning and developing new skills.
3) You push your limits –
You stars to explore which is capable of you. Breakes the limiting beliefs. Stars to achieving success.
Successful peoples in any field, shares an importance of Growth mindset. They always talks about mindset. Because mindset is the thing which shapes all activities, all actions and overall your future. So it’s important to develop a growth mindset.
5 Practical Steps to Develop a Growth Mindset
Everybody is born with functional mind. Growth mindset is something, which can be develop. Here are 5 practical steps for shifting your mindset today.
STEP 1 :- Embrace Challenges
Avoiding challenges may be feel free. But it also keeps you stuck. A growth mindset accepts challenges and difficulties and deals with them using a positive attitude. Always see challenges as an opportunity, never afraid about it.
Next time when something looks ‘too hard’ replace it by saying, ‘ This is going to help me to be better.’
STEP 2 :- Learn from criticism and feedback
When someone gives a reaction, don’t take it as bad. Considering that, this feedback helps me to improve myself. Never hurt by these feedbacks. Just think, ” how this can help me to improve.”
That means Never see failures as a constructive feedback learn from them.
STEP 3 :- Replace ‘ I can’t ‘ with ‘I can’
Remember, what you talks, what kind of words use can shape your mind. When you say ‘I can’t do this.’ Your brain will recieve a signal, that we can’t do this, so stop trying. But when you say ‘ I can do this’, your brain starts to find different possible ways to do that thing and will never stop trying.
Always remember, that your words impact your mindset. Negative words will make your mind with doubts and negative emotions. Where a positive words will make your mind positive. Your brain will receive positive signals. So never use negative words.
STEP 4 :- Celebrate efforts
Our brain always seek for rewards. Start to celebrate your results or efforts. Start achieving small small goals and celebrate them. That gives the dopamine hit to brain. Means the brain receives a signals of completion. It starts celebrating in the form of dopamine hits. After this brain will need a consistent hits. Which will help you to being consistent.
STEP 5 :- Reflect and reframe setbacks
It is about perspective. Everyone will fail, but how you look at failure is matters. Never think, I failed because i am not enough. Reframe it and change your perspective to say, ‘ where I lack , how can I do differently for next time?’
Remember this : Developing a growth mindset is all about how you look at a particular situation, what is your perspective. So don’t get confused. Follow these steps to develop a growth mindset.
Daily Habits to Strengthen a Growth Mindset
1) Journaling :- It reflects your achievements, lessons etc.
2) Gratitude :- Helps to build a positive mind.
3) Reading and learning :- Helps to improve attention and keeps your brain curious.
4) surround yourself with growth minded people :- Their energy, their thoughts will inspire and motivate you.
5) Set mini goals :- set baby step goals and start achieving them. That gives reward to the brain.
Conclusion
Your mind Is the key to unlocking success. Never stuck in a fixed mindset. Break your limits, challenge yourself to create something big. Always looks through a positive perspective. Don’t get demotivated, because failures are not permanent. See challenges as an opportunity. Build your mindset and unlock your full potential.
So start developing a growth mindset today, and remember, ” the success is yours.”
