Questions that Activate a Growth Mindset

Jeffrey, S, 2016. After you challenge the fixed mindset voice with the growth mindset, to determine the appropriate action, it helps if you ask the right question.

Here’s list of questions to help you adopt an orientation toward growth (collected from various sections throughout the Mindset book):

What can I learn from this?
What steps can I take to help me succeed?
Do I know the outcome or goal I’m after?
What information can I gather? And from where?
Where can I get constructive feedback?
If I had a plan to be successful at [blank], what might it look like?
When will I follow through on my plan?
Where will I follow through on my plan?
How will I follow through on my plan?
What did I learn today?
What mistake did I make that taught me something?
Is my current learning strategy working? If not, how can I change it?
What did I try hard at today?
What habits must I develop to continue the gains I’ve achieved?

Your questions determine your focus and greatly influence your reality. In a fixed mindset, our reality is dim and limited, your world is small. The more growth-minded questions we ask, the wider, brighter, and larger your world and possibilities become.

Reference:

Jeffrey, S. (2016, December 26). Change Your Fixed Mindset into a Growth Mindset [Complete Guide]. Scott Jeffrey. https://scottjeffrey.com/change-your-fixed-mindset/#The_Dangers_of_a_Fixed_Mindset

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