Growth Mindset

Angela Lee Duckworth once said ,“Grit is not just having resilience in the face of failure, but also having deep commitments that you remain loyal to over many years.” Grit is a quality individuals have that keeps them determined and allows them to follow through with long-term goals. Eduardo Briceno, at a TED show talk, explains how mindset also plays an important role on how successful someone may become. In this case, having a growth mindset & grit can be very beneficial to someone in their academics, life, and career.
A study done on students explained how growth mindset people like to try harder obstacles and challenge themselves. After receiving their scores on how they performed on a test, the growth mindset student’s brain became most active, and was found to take failure as an opportunity to learn. Fixed mindset people tended to avoid challenges. Once test results were revealed to the fixed mindset students, it was found that they were more likely to to lie about their score

because they didn’t know how to deal with the failure. With this in mind, it seems those with a growth mindset were more optimistic, regardless of their score, and continued to push themselves to do better. In addition to their determination, grit seems to be a factor in continuation of their effort and success. Over time, It was found students with growth mindsets had increased grades, compared to those with fixed mindsets. Academically, grit and mindset are important qualities for someone to have in order to pave a bright academic future. However, growth mindset and grit can be used to help others in everyday life.
At the beginning of the school year, I was told I had one week to study for the power trip. The power trip is a test containing the squares for multiple numbers. in which I needed to be able to know all the squares of the numbers on the test. I made flashcards and studied everyday until the day of the test. Only having five minutes to complete the test, correctly, I psyched myself out and failed the test. But this didn’t stop me. Not only was I determined to pass the next test, but I took my failure as a challenge to myself, to do better. WIth this intention, I studied twice as hard and even went to a study group with friends. When the next test came around, I was confident and ready to excel. As a result, I ended acing the test, and not only being proud of myself, but for my grit. My growth mindset allowed me to see my failure as an opportunity to do better, and my grit allowed me to follow through with that opportunity. Surely, grit and mindset can be used in everyday life circumstances, such as an occupation.
Mindset can play a huge role on careers and the way someone acts on the job.

During Eduardo Briceno’s studies, he found that managers with fixed mindsets were not appreciative of feedback from customers. This could be detrimental to the company because it would not show any improvement on the worker’s behalf and poor attitude as a whole. In general, a company looks for someone who has a positive attitude, stand out from the crowd, and is able to handle situations before they get too out of hand. For this reason, it is important to be able to have a growth mindset and maintain grit, even throughout the toughest of times. For instance, if a customer is unhappy with their in-store experience and is trying to explain why, it is important to take into consideration why they feel this way, and work towards making sure it doesn’t happen again. If you blow off the opinions of the customer, you can never improve the company, and your work priorities are not adequate with what they should

be.
Overall, the importance of grit and growth mindset allow us to change our ability to think and perform. If we use these qualities throughout our academics, personal life, and career, we can gain so much information and acquire so many different opportunities. It is important to always remember different perspective on intelligence plays role on success.