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Growth

A book by Brooke

If 5 is super gritty and 1 is not gritty at all, I am 3.375. I think that I have a good balance of commitment and passion and also knowing when I need to quit. I can definitely work hard but usually I do better if it’s a topic I really care about. I often set goals for myself about what I want my future to look like and then I do research on how I can get there.

Grit

Sometimes I am too hard on myself and end up quitting early even though I know that I could do more. I like the things I do to turn out good, not just good but great. And then when I hold things to such a high standard it puts too much pressure and I want to quit.

But sometimes you have to have grit.

Mindset

What is a growth mindset?

What is a fixed mindset?

When do I have these mindsets?

Growth mindset

Fixed mindset

• Working with horses

• trying new things in school

• Always doing well at academics

• beets and lamb

• learning new things

• Improv acting

I am going to turn one of those things that I am fixed-minded about and turn it into growth. I am going to change my mindset about doing well in academics. I always feel pressure to do well in school because I come from a very academic family. I’ve always been told to put out my best work and apparently an A is a marker of that. I like to do well and feel accomplished and I have always done well in school. It’s that part of me that makes me always want to try my best and want to get good results. But because of that, I haven’t dealt with much academic failure. Sure there have been tough assignments that make me cry but I still try super hard to get a good grade. I think that my fixed mindset on good grades will hold me back in the future because I will be afraid to take risks if I think I might fail.

To change my mindset on academics I want to try I few different things.

1. Positive affirmations

2. Take small risks whenever possible

3. Think about the learning from mistakes instead of dwelling on them