Why Your Mindset Matters
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who has so many great ideas, but they do not act on them because of the limitations in their mind? Researchers have examined the power of mindset to influence human behavior. People can either have a fixed mindset, believing that attributes, such as intelligence, are fixed. Or they can have a growth mindset, believing that attributes can be developed through personal efforts, learning strategies, and mentoring from others. People form beliefs based on previous experiences that guide their motivation and behavior. Mindset can either hold people back or move them into their God-given potential. People who have a growth mindset are more likely to persist through challenges and propel forward, leading them to a greater outcome.
How Can You Develop a Growth Mindset?
Developing a growth mindset is not something that happens overnight. Goldie Uttamchandani provides a list of interventions that can help one develop a growth mindset:
· Mistakes are to learn from
· Improve innate strengths and talents
· Never give up on effort
· Dedicate time to celebrate
· Success is hidden in reflection of failures
· Embrace feedback
· Tussle and toil are part of growth
How Can Accountability Coaching Help?
Developing a growth mindset is hard to do on your own. Accountability coaching can help with mindset shifts. Thought-provoking questions allow the client to find what is holding them back the most and explore ways to overcome these limitations. This allows one to get “unstuck” and gives hope for a brighter future. You are capable of achieving a goal if you put your mind to it and persist through the challenges!
References
Growing a growth mindset: characterizing how and why undergraduate students’ mindsets change