Reflecting upon a successful mindset

     I would like to start off this reflection by stating that this is actually the third introspection on myself concerning growth versus fixed mindsets. My first time was back in UNI220 Mindset Connections where I was on academic probation right after changing majors and dealing with depression along with other health issues. That time blew my mind as I did not realize the changes I could be making in my life by adopting a growth mindset over a fixed mindset. The second time I approached it was a semester later when I had learned a bit and have managed to cope with some of the issues, and I found the growth mindset as an important way to think but I had not actually applied the growth mindset. 

    One important way to measure it is the same way Carol Dweck states in her Ted Talk(that I've seen like 5 times now): Are you actually focused on understanding the lessons, study plans, or tests? Or are you more focused on getting a good grade, or in a job-sense could it be trying to exceed a certain metric for the business quarter? I found myself agreeing with the growth mindset but continuously aiming at a fixed mindset. In that sense, I tried my hardest to focus on the process rather than the goal and let the goal obtain itself through the journey. A couple semesters later and here I am again, with the third time being tasked with reflecting upon my current mindset.

    I think I definitely have a more malleable growth mindset now than I did when I started at ASU West. I find myself way more focused on "what can I learn or obtain from this class to make it worthwhile?" rather than "how do I pass this class so I can be done with it?" . Thus far it has vastly improved not just my competency in academic success but the experience overall. I feel like I come away from a class actually feeling like I have grown in my knowledge as a student, scientist, and productive citizen. This same mindset actually works in the workplace as well. When I worked at Arrowhead Hospital as a Patient Access Representative, I learned to apply the growth mindset to see what I could improve on in the form of my duties or how can I make the patient's experience at the hospital better, rather than just trying to make it from my 2pm-2am shifts. At the current moment, I feel as if the growth mindset has served me well and will continue to do so. I might never be the smartest guy in the room, or the strongest, or the most skilled; but, I do know how to pick myself up after every fall or mishap and I pride myself on my resilience that I partly have the growth mindset to thank for.

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