The book that I am reading for my INQ class has me thinking about what mindset I have and what mindset others may have. This book is called "Mindset" and in the book it define two different mindsets that people tend to have. The first one is called Growth Mindset and is the belief that your basic qualities are capable of growth through effort. This can connect to the 10,000 hours theory that I have read about. The 10,000 theory is the theory that if a person puts in 10,000 hours of hard work and practice you will be an expert in your field of interest and in growth mind set a person believes that with hard work you will be successful. While on the other hand Fixed Mindset is the belief that abilities are set in stone and are unchanging. The 10,000 hours theory would not even be considered in this mindset because a person may believe that with talent they will be successful. I believe that a person can have both a growth and fixed mindset. For example, I believe my younger brother has both mindsets. My brother is an amazing baseball player from the moment that he started playing back in t-ball. But he also has put in practice to be where he is in baseball. This is why I believe he has both mindsets, from the moment he started he had the talent (fixed mindset), but he puts in hard work to be so good (growth mindset).
I believe that I myself have a growth mindset. I put in a lot of practice and hard work to be where I am today. Not only that, but I plan to continue to work as hard as I am to be successful. I take action in my life to make all my goals come true. I don't think that I have any special talent that will make me successful. I have to work towards being the person that I want to be in my life. Many people may believe the opposite and have a fixed mindset. Those people may believe in immediate success or have a talent. I guess it all depends on the person. So can what mindset do you have? A growth or fixed?
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