The Success Habit of Open Mindedness - Donna Kunde & Londina Cruz

Londina Cruz & Donna Kunde - “Building Success Habits”

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Introduction
“Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and our mouth closed on matters that you don’t know about. Limit your Always and Nevers”  – Amy Poller

Today’s episode is really a Part II of sorts from last week’s episode, “Failing Forward.” How we approach our tasks and activities, either with Open Mindedness (Growth Mindset) or with a Fixed mindset determines how we perceive success or failure. 

Your view of yourself can determine everything. If you believe that your qualities are unchangeable — the fixed mindset — you will want to prove yourself correct over and over rather than learning from your mistakes.

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Objectives - The WHY 
It’s not how good you are. It’s how good you want to be. Switching to a Growth Mindset and using the Success Habit of Open Mindedness is how we unlock our full potential and capacity in life and business. 

Key Issues - Owner Perspective:

1. The way things have always been are the way things always will be.
2. This is just the way I am and I can’t change.

What You Need to Know - The WHAT

1. The Success Habit of Open Mindedness is really talking about having a growth mindset not a fixed mindset.
2. A “fixed mindset” assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static and we can’t change them in any meaningful way; striving for success and avoiding failure at all costs become a way of maintaining the sense of being smart or skilled. 
3. “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” 
4. Open mindedness is living in the land of possibilities.
5. Growth mindset creates a passion for learning rather than a hunger for approval.
6. Not only are people with this mindset not discouraged by failure, but they don’t actually see themselves as failing in those situations — they see themselves as learning.

What You Need to Do​​ - The HOW

1. Acknowledge and embrace imperfections. Hiding from your weaknesses means you’ll never overcome them.
2. View challenges as opportunities. Having a growth mindset means relishing opportunities for self-improvement. Learn more about how to fail well.
3. Try different learning tactics. There’s no one-size-fits-all model for learning. What works for one person may not work for you. Learn about learning strategies.
4. Follow the research on brain plasticity. The brain isn’t fixed; the mind shouldn’t be either.
5. Replace the word “failing” with the word “learning.” When you make a mistake or fall short of a goal, you haven’t failed; you’ve learned.
6. Stop seeking approval. When you prioritize approval over learning, you sacrifice your own potential for growth.
7. Value the process over the end result. Intelligent people enjoy the learning process, and don’t mind when it continues beyond an expected time frame.
8. Cultivate a sense of purpose. Dweck’s research also showed that students with a growth mindset had a greater sense of purpose. Keep the big picture in mind.
9. Celebrate growth with others. If you truly appreciate growth, you’ll want to share your progress with others.
10. Emphasize growth over speed. Learning fast isn’t the same as learning well, and learning well sometimes requires allowing time for mistakes.
11. Reward actions, not traits. Tell students when they’re doing something smart, not just being smart.
12. Redefine “genius.” The myth’s been busted: genius requires hard work, not talent alone.
13. Portray criticism as positive. You don’t have to use the term, “constructive criticism,” but you do have to believe in the concept.
14. Disassociate improvement from failure. Stop assuming that “room for improvement” translates into failure.
15. Provide regular opportunities for reflection. Let students reflect on their learning at least once a day.
16. Place effort before talent. Hard work should always be rewarded before inherent skill.
17. Highlight the relationship between learning and “brain training.” The brain is like a muscle that needs to be worked out, just like the body.
18. Cultivate grit. Students with that extra bit of determination will be more likely to seek approval from themselves rather than others.
19. Abandon the image. “Naturally smart” sounds just about as believable as “spontaneous generation.” You won’t achieve the image if you’re not ready for the work.
20. Use the word “yet.” Dweck says “not yet” has become one of her favorite phrases. Whenever you see students struggling with a task, just tell them they haven’t mastered it yet.
21. Learn from other people’s mistakes. It’s not always wise to compare yourself to others, but it is important to realize that humans share the same weaknesses.
22. Make a new goal for every goal accomplished. You’ll never be done learning. Just because your midterm exam is over doesn’t mean you should stop being interested in a subject. Growth-minded people know how to constantly create new goals to keep themselves stimulated.
23. Take risks in the company of others. Stop trying to save face all the time and just let yourself goof up now and then. It will make it easier to take risks in the future.
24. Think realistically about time and effort. It takes time to learn. Don’t expect to master every topic under the sun in one sitting.
25. Take ownership over your attitude.

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Resources:

• https://fs.blog/2015/03/carol-dweck-mindset/
• https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/#:~:text=A%20%E2%80%9Cfixed%20mindset%E2%80%9D%20assumes%20that,striving%20for%20success%20and%20avoiding
• https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/develop-a-growth-mindset/

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