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Reading Reflection No.3

1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?

The general theme of this book is how two completely different mindsets can travel you down two different paths. You have a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. The fixed mindset can limit you at certain things to only see the goals that are achievable and obtainable right in front of you. Whereas, the growth mindset challenges you to expand out of your comfort zone and obtain things that you don’t usually think of and step out of your comfort zone in order to be successful. Growth mindsets have the ability for you to have endless potential and to never sell yourself short.

2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?

I think that this goes along with being an entrepreneur because you do not have a set path of how you will be successful in something you create. Different paths and different opportunities may open up for you. You will experience failure, but this should not leave only the fixed mindset upon yourself. You should have a growth mindset to think about how your failures can turn into your successes and how you can deter from the path that you thought you had, and still be successful.

3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?

I would have students write down and think about times where they felt that they only had one goal and once it was stopped, they gave up. I would have them identify how this fixed mindset hindered their growth and allow them to talk about the difference with this same experience in a growth mindset.

4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?

I didn’t expect for this book to talk about different genres of ways that you can use this growth and fixed mindset whether in sports, the workplace, and etc.