The Mindsets of Victims and Creators

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How many different types of mindsets are there? According to Dr. Skip Downing there are at least two major mindsets. He refers to them as Victims and Creators. What are the definitions of these types of mindsets? A Victim is someone who feels that they cannot influence their own outcomes in life and let things happen without trying to shape the result. A Creator is someone who consistently make choices that result in the outcome that they want. David Mirman has written an article that provides this clear example of Victim and Creator mindsets using the example of two college students searching for a textbook “The instructor asked them if they had the text. The first said “No, I do not have the textbook. I was not able to get it because the bookstore didn’t have any more. They said they ran out. It was their fault, not mine”.” This student exhibited the mindset of a victim. The article then quotes the second student who was able to find the textbook ““I called several other college bookstores in our region, ones farther away from our campus. But none of them carried this book. So finally I went online and found used copies available for much less. I used the savings to pay for 2-day air shipping, and got the used book by 2nd day air, for about the price the new book was at our bookstore” she concluded.” This student exhibited the mindset of a Creator by not letting those circumstances get in the way. What are some other real life examples of Victims and Creators? How have I personally strived to think more like a Creator? I feel that knowing the definitions of these mindsets and applying them in our own lives can benefit people and myself in schoolwork, work, and in achieving goals (Downing) (Mirman).
A Victim is someone who lets ...

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...g a Creator mindset in regards to school assignments will be extremely helpful in keeping my grades up and can help me in many other areas of life.
Being a Victim or Creator can affect a person in many areas of life. Knowing the definitions of Victims and Creators and seeing those definitions in real life examples has helped me make better choices in life and I continue to strive to be more like a Creator in how I view decisions. When people act like a Creator they are able to direct their lives in the way they want it to, achieve goals that they set, and generally have a better quality of life.

Works Cited
Downing, Skip. On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. Boston: Wadsworth , 2014.
Mirman, David. Do you think like a Victim or a Creator? 2 Janurary 2012. .

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