Growth Mindset

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Grit and having a growth mindset have been a great asset when it comes to success. The general idea of being gritty is having motivation to push through obstacles despite the difficulty. A growth mindset is someone who will look at what they have as just the beginning start to what could be, opposed to believing that what they start with is what they are limited to. The two together are a great package because if an individual had a growth mindset perspective and the drive of being gritty, they will see a challenge and keep going regardless of failure and setback that will lead to accomplishing their desired task instead of giving up. In the article, “Angela Duckworth and the Research on Grit” by Emily Hanford, it states “Gritty individuals …show more content…

This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts” (p.76). This is basically describing how people with growth mindsets will look at at what skill/ talent they have in the beginning (whether great or small) is not their limitation but what they grow from to get to where they could go. One example of this was my personal experience in my very first hip hop class when I was 11. Being the youngest and most inexperienced, it was easy to be intimidated. Not being used to this type of movement and groove, I learned the steps but kept looking down, biting my lip and overall not focusing on every part of movement so if an arm was extended out completely while doing footwork, I focused on perfecting the footwork too much and had a bent arm. Even though I was a newbie and did a lot wrong, that didn’t stop me from wanting to continue. I had natural talent picking up choreography however I was not good in many other fields when it came to this style of dance. Regardless of whether I sucked or looked like trash, I didn’t look at myself as if this was hopeless. Instead I had a base and saw the chance to build from that by continuing to practice and coming back to classes. My growth mindset allowed to discover what turned out to be my