Andrea Hurtado
  • HOME
  • ABOUT ME
  • BLOG
  • INNOVATION ACADEMY
    • PROJECTS >
      • TED TALK
      • STORY TIME
      • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
      • AMERICAN DREAM
      • BLENDZ
    • JOURNALISM
    • INTERNSHIPS
  • PASSIONS
    • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • OAE
    • SERVICE

GROWTH vs. FIXED  ⦁M I N D S E T⦁

7/3/2014

2 Comments

 

 ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ M I N D S E T ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ ⦁ 

Picture
Picture
I've always lived with the idea that people are born with different intelligence and talents. However, I've also believed that people can get better at something, whether this is a sport or skill. Nonetheless I've never applied this in me. It's weird, that I believe and agree with this statement but I never actually apply it with myself. 
When I first received my ACT scores I was shocked by score, specially my reading. The first thing that came to my mind after getting my score back was: "I suck at this, I won't get into college." Every time the topic college or ACT comes up I just think to myself how bad I am at testing and I how I won't improve because really to get a good score I need to go up at least 4 more points, which is VERY hard.  On the other hand, when I played soccer in the beginning of high school, back in the 9th grade, I was pretty bad. However, I didn't give up on that, I was okay with failing because I knew that with time I would get better.  But what made me think that I could improve in soccer but not on the ACT? 
Picture
As I read the first two chapters of "MINDSET" I realize, hard to admit, that I have a FIXED MINDSET. To be honest I don't have a FIXED MINDSET 100%, like my soccer anecdote explains, part of me has a GROWTH MINDSET. But before any further reflection I think that I need to explain the difference between a FIXED and a GROWTH MINDSET.

GROWTH 
MINDSET 

Picture
"Your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way-- in their initial talents and aptitudes  interests, or temperaments-- everyone can change and grow through application and experience"

FIXED 
MINDSET

Picture
"Your qualities are carved in stone creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. If you only have a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character --well, then you'd better prove that you have a healthy dose of them"
As I read the book and understand more about each type of mindset I realize that I  share the believes of a GROWTH MINDSET but I don't apply them in my day to day life. This especially happens in my IB classes because of the culture within the students. On Tuesday's and Friday's, IB classes days, I am used to hearing people COMPLAIN and COMPLAIN about their grades, this is not an expiation for myself. People believe grades define you, if you fail a test then automatically you are not considered the top person in that area. However, what makes you think that you can't get a better score in the next test? The problems comes in when people loss their motivation. Like, Carol expl 

Taking the Innovation Academy for a year has taught me a lot about failure and how to cope with it. Before I was used to giving in a paper receiving the grade and let that define me. Today as I work in projects in the IA I realize that I define the grade. I set the boundaries for myself and I choose how much effort I want to put into something. With the IA I have started to change my MINDSET. I am learning to ''S T R E T C H", by seeking challenges and coping with failure. 

"SOMETIMES PEOPLE WITH THE GROWTH MINDSET STRETCH THEMSELVES SO FAR THAT THEY DO THE IMPOSSIBLE"

Finally, because I have FIXED MINDSET, mostly, my KEY to unlock a GROWTH MINDSET is stretching. You might be thinking, so how will I do this? It won't be through gymnastics (hahaha), but I will begin to take on more challenges. Aside from my 30 day photography HABIT I will take two challenges weekly, as a habit, and this way I will change my mindset little by little. I love the way the GROWTH MINDSET works and it will allow me to be more successful. So I am taking on this challenge during JULY. 
2 Comments
Corey Topf
7/3/2014 10:14:07 am

Drew! I'm in the process of writing a blog entry too about how I had a fixed mindset all the way until my first semester in college. I failed miserably that semester--as I've mentioned in class--and it motivated me to work extremely hard to never let that happen again. Since that year, I've seen everything as possible as long as I work hard at it.

That's why it's so cool to see this at the end of your blog: "Finally, because I have FIXED MINDSET, mostly, my KEY to unlock a GROWTH MINDSET is stretching. You might be thinking, so how will I do this? It won't be through gymnastics (hahaha), but I will begin to take on more challenges. Aside from my 30 day photography HABIT I will take two challenges weekly, as a habit, and this way I will change my mindset little by little. I love the way the GROWTH MINDSET works and it will allow me to be more successful. So I am taking on this challenge during JULY."

Good luck and let me know how I can help!

Reply
Andrea Hurtado
7/7/2014 02:23:33 am

:) the book has made me realize many things about myself! It's soo cool!!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    August 2016
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.