A growth mindset can help you grow professionally and personally. But what does this mean? Typically, those with a growth mindset are constantly working on improvement, so they can continue to evolve skills, abilities, attitudes, and habits.
If you’d like to adopt this kind of mindset, here are a few practical everyday tips to help you:
Try new things.
The more you try new things, whether in your personal life at home or in your career, the more you will expand your horizons. It’s not about acquiring a new skill; it’s about broadening your knowledge basis, being flexible, and learning from mistakes.
Embrace the imperfections.
Everyone has them, and the sooner you accept yours, the better. If, however, you remain fixated on them, they will only serve to hold you back. Instead, learn from them and move on.
Change your mind on challenges.
Rather than seeing a challenge as a problem, look at it as an opportunity to find out something new, whether it’s related to your job, your field, or your family life. Keep trying until you succeed and solve it, then think about what you learned in the process.
Don’t seek out approval.
If you’re only doing things to get approval from others, then you’ll always fall short. You’ll never have everyone’s approval 100% of the time. Instead, let recognition come to you as you go your own way and do what motivates you.
Look at the journey, not the outcome.
Rather than trying to reach a specific goal, learn from the whole process. It’s a journey with many valuable lessons along the way. Deadlines are important but not a dealbreaker, so if you don’t meet one, think about why rather than getting upset.
Put criticism to use.
No one likes criticism from others. However, many times there is value in it. You will gain a new perspective about a weakness or a flaw you need to overcome. So take constructive criticism and run with it, putting it to use to learn, grow and continue to advance.
Take risks.
Staying in your comfort zone is the opposite of a growth mindset. If you want to move forward, you need to take some risks when there’s uncertainty. The good news is that the more you do it, the easier it will become.
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