People with a growth mindset engage deeply and process the error to find what fell short and learn how to correct it.
This gears you towards creative solutions instead of blame-shifting and dark-alley solutions. Basically, it makes you more hardy and resilient.

Importance of growth mindset in real-life situations

<ul><li>"Not yet" instead of "I failed" puts you on a learning curve and a path into the future.</li><li>It breaks the obsession with 'now'..."I am a failure". But with a 'not yet', you get..." I don't know how to do the well yet".</li><li>The idea that abilities can be developed solidifies in our mind and takes away the need for constant validation.</li></ul>

Edit your self-talk

<ul><li>Praise focus, effort, strategies, perseverance, improvement instead of talent or intelligence.</li><li>Just being aware of the possibilities with a growth mindset can start showing results. It's scientifically proven.</li><li>Understand effort and difficulty make you smarter and not prove you dumb.</li></ul>

How to encourage a growth mindset

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She has also held professorships at and Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured to education, business, and sports groups all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. She recently won the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, one of the highest awards in Psychology, as well as six other lifetime achievement awards. Last Spring, the White House held an conference on her work and both President Obama and Michelle Obama refer to her work in their speeches on education.
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