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How is Growth Mindset Transforming My Life
Change your mindset to transform your life
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think- Gautam Buddha
Introspection on my mindset and thought process helped me change my destiny.
Around 6 years ago, I was working with a mindset that my abilities were fixed, my learning was limited, and as a result, my growth was stagnant. I was not happy with my then-current state.
Words of the great philosopher echoed.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom-Aristotle
When I was looking outside, I believed that someone else was responsible for my situation. I was not happy or peaceful. Introspection helped me understand that the world outside was just a reflection of what was going on inside. What I needed was a change in my current mindset.
According to Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, individuals who believe their talents can be developed through hard work, good strategies, and feedback from others have a growth mindset as they will put more effort in learning and improving themselves.
I had more than 15+ years of professional experience with me at the time. I was suffering from a mindset where I believed I had reached my learning epitome and no more was possible. I was putting in more effort to maintain the image of a smart and experienced person rather than actually learning and improving.
Knowing that we all are a mix of growth and fixed mindsets, I constantly challenged my beliefs whenever I observed that I was operating based on a fixed mindset. This had not been easy as the mind always goes for the path of least resistance.
One of the biggest obstacles to changing oneself is overcoming self-doubt and challenging our own fear of failure.
Our own thoughts create self-limiting thoughts telling us that “this is hard, you don’t have it in you, why…
