Growth Mindset: Beyond School

Beyond school I experience my strongest growth mindset in CrossFit, through focusing on improving my overall health, endurance, and strength. I work hard and focus on the the little aspects as well, because working on those smaller muscles is what work to build the bigger muscles. Focusing on learning how to be a better athlete is important and understanding the nutritional aspect as well. I believe I can improve through hard work in CrossFit, and that is useful in my school life as well, because the commitment to improve myself and gain knowledge is important in the academic field as well.

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Growth Mindset: Challenge: Make a Mindset Motto or Mantra

Take a deep breath, because slow and steady win the race is something I started saying to myself when I was preparing for my first college exam. I was studying constantly and afraid that I would forget everything once I got to the exam and was constantly stressed. My parents would tell me form time to time that stress will have an effect on my health. The weird thing is that I tend to feel more stressed and bundled in tension for all my science exams and I always repeat to myself take a deep breath, you've got this, slow and steady....

Growth Mindset: DREAM

I'm trying to figure out how to use Canva, but here is my mindset acronym for this coming week. Hopefully I'll have Canva figured out by next week.

This week was about both studying for the GMAT and preparing for my exams next week. Weeks like this week, sometimes make me question my degree choices, but hey I made it through 3.5 years, just 94 days until graduation! I also finished my graduation application and completed my degree checks, so it has been a day.

It isn't one that flows, but it encompasses all the feelings I had today.

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My dream one day is to just meditate on the beach

Growth Mindset: DARE

I'm trying to figure out how to use Canva, but here is my mindset acronym for this coming week. Hopefully I'll have Canva figured out by next week.

When I was thinking of this acronym it really encompassed my feelings for this weekend. I finally cracked my GMAT prep book open, had a good cry, and actually signed up for the test. There was a moment that I felt that if I started studying for my GMAT that I wasn't going to be able to focus as much on my classes and do well in them. Sure I am a senior, but I have always been the one to make good grades and be ahead of the game when it comes to classwork.

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Growth Mindset

Before today I had came across Carol Dweck's TED talks only once and that was when I was talking the Epics of India class. I have to say she is great. I enjoy listening to the different perspectives that come about through this TED Talks and what Carol has to say I could not agree more. I was surprised at how much our thoughts matched about modern education. I see myself as a person very close to the center of the growth-fixed mindset in my school work leaning a little more towards the fixed mindset primarily due to the how high the stakes are for me if I want to get into Dental school. Especially now that the admission stardards and rising grades are becoming increasingly important to pursue a health profession. Outside of academics I am almost to the growth side, because I enjoy life and love having challenges that I can overcome and be stronger afterwards. We live to learn and as Gandhi said, "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

Ever since starting OU, the ride has been very enlightening to me of my personal attributes and school in general. My first semester at OU I realized that if I wanted to hang out with friends, go out to family dinners, while maintaining my grades I would have to work hard and could not leave room for procrastination. I figured out that the Biz was more distracting for me than studying at home or another place on campus. Finding a good place to study without being easily distracted was a challenge for me, but luckily I discovered the basement of Dale Hall and the center for student success within the Price College, which has been my study spot since my second week at OU. Needless to say I enjoy challenges, hence my interest in Biology.

I am actually very excited to learn about the growth mindset this semester! I have always believed that a person can never stop learning and as a school nerd new information is like candy to me. With this topic so relevant to today's education it make this even better and I Professor Gibbs has some more interesting information relating to growth mindset!

It is actually pretty scary that I am feeling like I can conquer anything at the moment. Even with so many hours this semester with labs and classes and in the mix I feel like a whole new person this semester and I have a feeling that is, because my trip to India. I mean who doesn't agree with me when I say a good vacation can make you feel like you brand new person. If I had to pick a class that I was most worried about this semester then it would probably be the labs, but otherwise I am ready for my semester.

Hope you all have a great day and don't forget...

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