5 Reasons Why You Need to Invest in Growth Mindset

Having the correct mindset changes your game completely. Whether it is about a promotion at work, a new business, skills to develop, or simply the way you function daily, your mindset makes the difference between success and failure.

Dr. Carol S. Dweck, a world-renowned Stanford University psychologist coined the terms fixed and growth mindsets to describe the beliefs that people have about intelligence and success. They differ in the ways that intelligence and ability are viewed. Dr. Dweck wrote about this study in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.

The fixed mindset is where you think that ability is fixed – that we are all born with a certain level of ability and it cannot be changed. People with this type of mindset often avoid challenges and tend to give up easily. This mindset aids in the development of deep-seated insecurities, often stopping an individual from reaching their full potential and achieving success in life. The growth mindset, on the other hand, is believing that intelligence and abilities can be developed through hard work and effort. People who adopt the growth mindset end up achieving so much more in life because they are always eager to learn, they accept challenges as they go, and they treat obstacles as learning experiences instead of giving up.

In order to achieve success in what we decide to pursue, we must overcome fixed mindedness and focus our time and attention more on continuous improvement, personal growth, and adopting the growth mindset. Here are 5 more reasons why you need to invest in the growth mindset for success.              

1. You will never be afraid to face challenges that come your way

People with growth mindsets do not walk away from challenges. They believe that we need to challenge ourselves to improve.

Approaching challenges with a positive outlook and a ‘can-do’ mindset will not only help you improve your skills, but also your resilience in life. Thinking that you can get through ta challenge will allow you to open your mind more to what you need to learn to overcome all of the obstacles that will come your way.

The growth mindset helps you take more steps forward and less steps back, leading you to live a better life with higher chances at success than fixed minded people.

2. There’s no such thing as failure

Growth minded people see each mishap as a window for improvement and an opportunity to learn and grow more. They never take it personally and believe that it is merely just another learning opportunity. They don’t dwell on their misfortunes, they turn them into steps on their ladder to achieve their goals.

Persistence is one of the keys to success. Being eager to learn and improve is what makes the most successful people who they are. A growth mindset makes you more persistent because you will constantly think of ways to enhance your skills to achieve better results. It makes you eager to learn more and to turn your misfortunes into something that will motivate you to achieve your goals faster.

3. Feedback is the breakfast of champions

Feedback is constant in all aspects of your life. Whether solicited or not, you will receive feedback for all of your actions and there is nothing you can do to avoid that. What you can do is decide to take it constructively to better yourself.

Having a growth mindset helps you see beyond the feedback you receive from your peers, mentors, and leaders. It helps you see feedback as a means to improve, and not as an attack towards your personality or your work ethics. This kind of attitude towards feedback will allow you to work on improvement and become more successful in life.

4. A better understanding of the importance of attitude and effort

Having a growth mindset will give you a better understanding of the importance of your attitude and effort towards your goals. Believing that in order to succeed, you need to work hard and think right will help keep you on the right path.

Effort and attitude go together in your journey to success. You will not become successful just by thinking you will and never acting on it, and vice versa.

5. Be more empowered

People with growth mindsets differ from those with fixed mindsets because they understand that their potential has no limit. These people believe that they can achieve what they want if they put their mind to it.

Whether a new task, skill, course or project, growth-minded people will be confident to take it on. They understand that their levels of intelligence and abilities are not fixed, and learning will always put them a step forward. 

Confidence is empowering and that’s what the growth mindset helps you with. There are many things you have yet to explore and learn, but with the right thinking and approach, it will never be impossible to come out strong and become successful at what you pursue.