Learning to have the mindset necessary for success is essential when you want a successful and happy life. If you are like me, you may have many goals that you want to achieve. Whatever these goals are, the key is to have a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset. But what is the difference and how do you get it?

How can you establish and have the mindset necessary for success? Do you want to reach your goals faster? In how many years did you plan to reach your goals?

Many people, just like me, preach hard work, focus, perseverance, and more, but these are by-products of something else. It is something much more powerful than we can all develop. This extraordinary thing is critical to your success and it is your way of thinking.

Without the proper mindset, you may deviate from your daily routine. Often times, you can also get distracted by the latest and greatest idea you are having, which rarely pushes you down a path to success.

You may think that you have all the time in the world to achieve your goals. But you must realize that if you establish your mindset for success, you can apply it to other domains as well. In this way, you will reach your goals much faster and find yourself with the ability to possibly form new and bigger goals.

The mindset trap

It is always better to fail many times before succeeding, as it will help you avoid many of the psychological pitfalls. One of the key traps is believing that you are smarter than other people, or that you don’t have to work hard because you are talented or that you have nothing to learn.

To have the right mindset to be successful in life, it is not necessary to have extraordinary intelligence or be gifted with talents.

“The moment you believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability, you will become fragile in the face of adversity.” – Josh W., international chess champion.

So as soon as you believe that success is determined by talent, you become weak when you have to face obstacles.

The difference between a fixed and growth mindset

So as soon as people see intelligence or abilities as fixed, they believe that many things are impossible to achieve because they put limits on themselves and their abilities. And that is what is called a fixed mindset.

But other people see skills as qualities that can be developed, which, in this case, is called a growth mindset. The important part is that those two different moods lead to different behaviors and results.

When you have a growth mindset, you know that you can change your intelligence and increase your abilities and skills over time. But people with a fixed mindset don’t think it’s possible. So the difference between the two groups is the perspective on intellect and brainpower.

The possibility of a different mindset

Many studies have shown similar effects for mindset on any skill such as solving problems, playing sports, managing people, or whatever else you want. The key to success is not simply effort, focus, or endurance, it is the growth mindset that creates them.

Your mindset is essential. When you are directly trying to develop determination or persistence, it is not as effective as addressing the mental frame that underlies these traits. How many people consider themselves to be uncreative, social, math-oriented, or even athletic?

On the other hand, some people may think that they are natural. But if you want to realize your full potential, you have to start thinking differently. You have to realize that you are not chained to your current abilities and that you can change your way of thinking.

You can change a mindset

You should know that your brain is very malleable and has plasticity. It can change your ability to think and act. In fact, experts believed that many of the accomplished people of our age had no future. People like Charles Darwin, Marcel Proust and many others, but together with all the great achievers like Mozart or Einstein they developed their skills.

But the vital thing here is to realize that you can change your ability and imagine where you want to be. When you have a growth mindset, you take your game to new levels. So how does a growth mood do that?

Well, there are biological manifestations of the mindset. Tests show that with people who have a fixed mindset, the brain becomes more active when they receive information about its performance. Whereas people with a growth mindset have a more active mind when they receive information about what they could do better next time.

Choosing a growth mindset

In other words, people with a fixed mindset care more about how they are judged, while those with a growth mindset focus more on learning. There are other consequences on prospects. A fixed mind sees effort as a bad thing, something that only people with low abilities need, while those with a growth focus see effort as what makes them smart and as a way to grow.

And when they suffer a setback or failure, people with a fixed mindset tend to conclude that they are incapable, so to protect their ego, they lose interest or withdraw. It is often taken as a lack of motivation, but behind it is a fixed state of mind.

Whereas, people with a growth mindset believe that setbacks are part of personal development. They find a way to fix the problem. So it means you have to challenge yourself. But it also says that you should praise yourself for being good at something or for being smart; so don’t forget to also honor others and even children for the same things.

Mindset affects everything

Trying too hard pushes you to work even harder the next time you are faced with a challenge. Don’t get into the fixed mindset of thinking that when you win, you are a winner and when you lose, you must make it a loser. The reason is that your way of thinking affects your performance.

Remember that you can change the way you think anytime you want. And that’s important because many people have a fixed mindset about something or another. When you teach or have a growth mindset, you not only improve it as a whole, but you also narrow the achievement gap.

Mindset affects us all. In the workplace, managers and supervisors with a fixed mindset are less accepting of feedback and do not coach people. A right or wrong state of mind affects even relationships, sports and health.

Why aren’t schools teaching the growth mindset to kids instead of being so critical?

Tips for getting the mindset you need for success

• Get a growth mindset.

• Develop habits of success.

• Recognize that a growth mindset is beneficial.

• Know that your brain changes when you work hard to improve.

• Take a small step toward each of your goals every day.

• Learn to develop your skills and teach others.

• Capture all the information that can help you.

• Do deliberate daily practice to develop your skills through effective effort.

• Listen to audiobooks or learn a new language on your phone while going for a walk instead of listening to music.

• Cut out inspirational articles and ideas for a vision board.

• Learn from your failures by asking yourself what you learned from the experience.

• Know your strengths and weaknesses.

• Develop basic skills that will help you reach and achieve your goals.

• After experiencing a setback, don’t dwell on it. Instead, take an assessment and move on to the next.

And then learn that having the right mindset will allow you to succeed beyond all your expectations. You have to learn to respond with a growth mindset when you listen and listen to your fixed frame of mind. So when you hear him say “Can’t”, just add another word that is “Yet”.