growth versus fixed mindset
For a long time I was a textbook version of a fixed mindset. I had zero goals, no expectation, and was content with a very average, mediocre life where I would no doubt end up as a retail manager at some store I hated. That is what I thought my bar was set at and I was...okay with it. My parents never went to college, never talked about it as an option for us, and in turn never bothered to save for a college fund. Fast forward to present day and my mind is damn near at a complete 180. I would say it's at about an 80/20 ratio of growth versus fixed. The main reason for this change requires credit given to two instructors, first Dr. Jennifer Gustafson at Glendale Community College, and second Dr. Kimberly Toms here at the ASU west campus. Them, paired with my own will power, have had the biggest influence on changing me into having a growth mindset. To set the scene for Jen (her preferred name), she was my chemistry teacher throughout the entirety...