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Insight

“The only thing that is constant is change” is a famous quote by the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Indeed, life is constantly changing and evolving. This means that from time to time, things just stop existing. Losing a job, ending a marriage or moving to another place are examples of changes that many people have experienced. We lose out on something important, a big plan collapses, or we are rejected by someone. Another way of expressing this feeling of loss is that a door is being closed.

However, the end of one thing is always the beginning of something new. We have the option to stay focused on what is not here anymore (the doors that have been closed), or become aware of the new avenues that unfold. Optimism is about the latter option. It is about also seeing the doors that are being opened. It is about holding a favourable view about the future, taking closing doors into consideration and turning them into something beneficial.

Goal of the Exercise

The goal of this exercise is twofold:

First, the exercise can make you aware that the end of something is also the beginning of something new. The end of something positive is not only negative, but can also create room for something positive again. The exercise can help you to become aware that this requires a shift in perspective from focusing on what is not there anymore, to seeing the potential of the future. 

Second, the exercise can help you to become aware of what currently prevents you from adopting a more optimistic outlook when doors close. This insight can be used to develop a more positive outlook for future "closing door events".

Instructions

Think about a time in your life where someone rejected you or you missed out on something important or when a big plan collapsed. These would be points in your life where a door closed. Now think about what happened after: what doors opened after? What would have never happened if the first door didn’t close? 

Use the prompts that follow (summarised in the mind map below) to focus on one of these experiences. After you have completed this exercise, you can reopen it to record another experience. Please record as many experiences as possible that come to mind, but only one per form submission.

What You Will Do

The mind map below outlines the different prompts you will have to respond to when performing the activity.

Now, reflect upon your experience and respond to as many as possible of the following 12 questions.

Continue to the next screen and take some time to reflect on what you have written and to appreciate the mindset shift(s) that you have made!

{name179}, here is a complete record of how you reflected on the prompts of the “One Door Closes, Another Door Opens” exercises.

The door that closed:

{theDoor896}

The new door that opened up for me:

{theNew897}

Your reflections on a list of 12 questions

You were challenged to further reflect on the door that closed and the new door that opened, and to extract the personal meaning of the experience.  You could have answered as many of these 12 questions as you wanted.  All questions and your eventual responses are listed, even if it was a no return.

a. What led to the door closing? What helped you open the new door?

{aWhat901}

b. How long did it take you to realize that a new door was open?

{bHow902}

c. Was it easy or hard for you to realize that a new door was open?

{cWas903}

d. What prevented you from seeing the new open door?

{dWhat904}

e. What can you do next time to recognize the new opportunity sooner?

{eWhat}

f. What were the effects of the door closing on you? Did it last long?

{fWhat}

g. Did the experience bring anything positive?

{gDid}

h. Which character strengths did you use in this exercise?

{aWhat908}

i. What does a closed door represent to you now?

{aWhat909}

j. What did you learn from the door closing?

{aWhat910}

k. Is there more room for growth from these types of experiences? 

{aWhat911}

l. Is there a closed door that you still wish to see open?

{aWhat912}

Note: You will also receive an email after you have submitted this form – all the above details will be there.  Keep these emails in a place where you can access them easily – in this way you will a complete record of your i-FlourishWell4Life journey.

You may now submit your reflections.

James Anderson wrote a wonderful book with the title “The Agile Learner: Where Growth Mindset, Habits of Mind and Practice Unite”.

He writes about the Growth Mindset Continuum as follows:

“So much of what you read about Mindsets suggests that there are only two opposing Mindsets: the Fixed Mindset and the Growth Mindset. ... The reality is that there is a continuum of Mindsets. Fixed and Growth are just two extremes, with many different Mindsets and beliefs in-between. While some people are situated closer to one end of the continuum, most lie somewhere in the middle of those two extremes. Personally, I’ve never met anyone who I’d describe as having a completely Fixed, or a completely Growth, Mindset!”

He continues to describe various positions on this continuum in terms of how people with various mindsets think about effort, making mistakes, taking up offers of help, tackling challenges and obstacles, etc.  

To find out where you lie on the Growth Mindset Contnuum answer the following eight easy questions.  After you have completed it you will get an indication of where you lie on this continuum, plus an analsysis on how you view effort, making mistakes, taking up offers of help, tackling challenges and obstacles, etc.  

Please note: This is not meant to be a validated instrument!  The results are based on your self-perceptions and the purpose of the exercise is more to cultivate a sensitivity that mindsets exist on a continuum than to classify you as having either a fixed or a growth mindset (that would be very limiting!!).  Enjoy, and learn!

Click next to see your results... and remember not to box yourself in, but to learn and grow.

{name179}, your scores on the various dimensions on the Growth Mindset Continuum are listed below.  You self-perceived scores on the "World View", "Challenges", "Encountering Difficulties and Obstacles", "Effort", "Feedback and Criticism", "Success of Others", "Making Mistakes", and "Offered Help and Support" items are given.  These scores have the following meanings:

A score of 1 indicates a Fixed mindset.
A score of 2 indicates a Low Growth Mindset.
A score of 3 indicates a Mixed Mindset.
A score of 4 indicates a Growth Mindset.
A score of 5 indicates a High Growth Mindset.

Here are your scores - the score for each dimension is based on only one item and should therefore be interpreted in that light (only an indication at best!):

Word View dimension: {wordView}
Challenges dimension: {challengesScore}
Encountering Difficulties and Obstacles dimension: {encounteringDifficulties}
Effort dimension: {effortScore}
Feedback and Criticism dimension: {feedbackAnd}
Success of Others dimension: {successOf}
Making Mistakes dimension: {makingMistakes}
Offered Help and Support dimension: {offeredHelp}

Your position on the Growth Mindset Continuum is at  {growthMindset}. Position 1 indicates a Fixed Mindset and position 5 a High Growth Mindset.  See above for the meanings of scores of 2, 3 and 4.  This score / position is based on the average of the 8 scores listed above.

Hopefully this has given you a valuable insight into your mindset and persuaded you to look deeper than simply having either a fixed or a growth mindset but to realize that you lie on a continuum.  Use the exercises in this module to move you further along the continuum.

Important to note: “As Professor Carol Dweck (2016) points out, a Growth Mindset is not a declaration, it’s a journey. As teachers, we can’t “install” a Growth Mindset into students, just as we can’t expect them to suddenly adopt a Growth Mindset in all aspects of their lives. Even if students want to have a Growth Mindset, we have to appreciate that whatever Mindset we are currently observing is based on beliefs and assumptions that have been built up over a long period of time, and it’s going to take time to challenge, shift and change these ingrained beliefs.”

Please submit your scores so that they can be captured and be available to you in the next update of your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report.

Please submit your scores so that they can be captured and be available to you in the next update of your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report.

Introduction

Research has shown that it is possible to change your mindset. Different interventions have successfully changed people’s beliefs about the meaning of challenges. Instead of perceiving challenges as a proof of one’s inabilities (a fixed mindset), these interventions have helped participants to view them as a way to get smarter (a growth mindset).

The goal of this exercise is to assist you in developing a growth mindset by offering 20 concrete guidelines and challenging you to apply as many of them as possible (and applicable) to your life.

What to Do

Study each of the 20 guidelines below. Then consider how they can positively impact your life and record your thoughts. You may apply as many guidelines as you wish - the more the better!  You will geta chance after you have acquired the basic knowledge.  Make sure to reserve enough time to do this exercise - it will take a while, but you will be enriched, inspired and motivated afterwards!

Your How-to Guide to Develop a Growth Mindset: Learn & Apply - Watch the Video.

The slides from the video (the PDF version) is displayed below and is also available for download.

The mind map below also summarises the 20 guidelines for a quick reference.

You should now have a good working knowledge, or at least an awareness, of the 20 guidelines to developing a growth mindset.  Your next step will be to choose at least five of these guidelines, to then reflect on their applicability to your life, and lastly to journal on how you have already applied them to your life, or how you plan to take its lessons to heart and apply it to your life, all on your journey in developing more of a high growth mindset.

Your application of the guidelines are available on the next screen - both as a reminder and as an invitation to fine-tune them by returning to this screen and editing your reflection.

{name179}, here is a record of how you applied the 20 guidelines to developing a growth mindset to your life. All twenty guidelines are listed below with your possible applications. Since you had the option to apply a selection of the guidelines, not all were required (you had to choose a minimum of five), only those to which you supplied a response will have entries, and the rest will be empty.

Your application of guideline 1: Accept imperfection

{guideline1}

Your application of guideline 2: Lean into Challenges

{guideline2}

Your application of guideline 3: Continue to learn

{guideline3}

Your application of guideline 4: Stay current with research on neuroplasticity

{thinkAbout985}

Your application of guideline 5: Reframe perceived failure

{thinkAbout986}

Your application of guideline 6: Instead of seeking approval from others, seek it from yourself

{thinkAbout987}

Your application of guideline 7: Instead of focusing on the end, focus on the process

{thinkAbout988}

Your application of guideline 8: Rejoice in growth with others

{thinkAbout989}

Your application of guideline 9: Be patient with growth

{thinkAbout990}

Your application of guideline 10: Genius takes challenging work

{thinkAbout991}

Your application of guideline 11: Avoid defensiveness when being criticized

{thinkAbout992}

Your application of guideline 12: Disassociate failing from being a failure

{thinkAbout993}

Your application of guideline 13: Take time for reflection

{thinkAbout994}

Your application of guideline 14: Place hard work before skill

{thinkAbout995}

Your application of guideline 15: Practice regular “brain training”

{thinkAbout996}

Your application of guideline 16: Incorporate the word “yet” into regular vocabulary

{thinkAbout997}

Your application of guideline 17: Learn from others

{thinkAbout998}

Your application of guideline 18: Make a new goal for every goal achieved

{thinkAbout999}

Your application of guideline 19: Take calculated risks, especially with trusted others

{thinkAbout1000}

Your application of guideline 20: Own your attitude

{thinkAbout1001}

You are invited to go back to the previous screen and edit your entries, or even to add reflections on guidelines you did not initially choose!

As soon as you are satisfied with your journal entries, you should submit them.  You will receive an email with all the details about your application. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

About Fixed and Growth Mindsets

People with a fixed mindset do not put so much effort into practice or trying because they think all that matters is IQ or talent. If a person with a fixed mindset is told they are poor at something they will not try to improve and interpret the criticism as meaning they have not got the required talent. People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, make more effort, are more resilient and take on challenges. They would treat criticism as helpful feedback. 

A growth mindset is one where you take the attitude that improvement is possible, regardless of innate talent. It is acknowledged that talent plays a role, but far more emphasis is placed on the importance of learning and practice. A growth mindset encourages you to develop skills and practise and to see mistakes as learning opportunities. 

This exercise will help you to learn more about your own mindset and will encourage you to embrace a growth rather than a fixed mindset.

What to Do

Complete the following questions to see if you have a fixed mindset (or at least for some of the time if you already have a growth mindset). Be honest - this is about you, and for your eyes only!

All your answers are neatly reproduced on the following screen.  Have a look and then submit them.  You are of course also welcome to navigate back to this screen and edit your answers before submitting them.

{name179}, here is a complete record of how you explored the “growth mindset” concept by reflecting on the prompts of the “Is Your Mindset Fixed?” exercise.  All nine prompts / questions are listed below, together with your response to each.

1. A list of things you are GOOD at:

{1Make}

2. A list of things you are BAD at:

{2Make}

3. Do you think you can get even better at the things you are good at?

{3Do}

4. Do you think you will always be good at the things you are good at now?

{4Do}

5. What would happen if you failed at any of these good skills or activities?

{5What}

6. Have you always been bad at the things you have listed on your BAD list?

{6Have}

7. Do you think you can get better at any of the things on your BAD list?

{7Do}

8. What might be preventing you from getting better at some of the things on your BAD list?

{8What}

9. What might help you to get better at the things you are BAD at? 

{9What}

We trust that this exercise helped you to identify areas in your life where you have a fixed mindset and other areas where you have more of a growth mindset.  This awareness is the first step to growth.

Note: You will also receive an email after you have submitted this form – all the above details will be there.  Keep these emails in a place where you can access them easily – in this way you will a complete record of your i-FlourishWell4Life journey.

As soon as you are satisfied with your answrs, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

The goal of this exercise is to help you to change the way you think about negative experiences in your life, especially negative academic outcomes. This is a fun exercise that will require you to watch two videos online and then to answer a few questions about them below. You will be challenged to apply the lessons you have learnt from watching the videos to your own life - hopefully this will illuminate your thinking and provide you with new perspectives on your challenges.

Start Here...

Please watch the following two videos. The first one is 9 minutes and 50 seconds long and the second one 6 minutes and 56 seconds.

Recall and Apply Your Insights

You now have the opportunity to apply what you have learnt from the videos to your own life and studies. See this as an opportunity to illuminate your thinking and to put your success strategy for the next couple of years on "paper". Remember, your answers is "for your eyes only", i.e. private and confidential. Your responses should therefore be brutally honest.

There are four questions. Use the space provided below to do this exercise. Enjoy! 

All your answers are neatly reproduced on the following screen.  Have a look and then submit them.  You are of course also welcome to navigate back to this screen and edit your answers before submitting them.

{name179}, here is a record of how you responded to the four prompts in the “Change and Illuminate Your Thinking” exercise.  

Your Summary of the Video Content

{1Summarize}

Your List of Controllable Reasons for Poor Performance

{2List}

Your Own Substandard Experience

{3Try}

Your Plans for Applying the Lessons Learnt

{4This}

Note: You will also receive an email after you have submitted this form – all the above details will be there.  Keep these emails in a place where you can access them easily – in this way you will a complete record of your i-FlourishWell4Life journey.

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

Caren Baruch-Feldman writes in her book "The Grit Guide for Teens" the following about the power of yet:

"Part of developing a growth mindset is acknowledging that you are a work in progress and that you will improve with time and effort. That is where the power of yet comes in. By adding the word yet to our vocabulary, a concept created by Carol Dweck, we can increase our grit. 

For example, if you are not able to play a challenging musical piece, solve a difficult math problem, or stop yelling at your younger brother, adding the word yet to those statements open up a world of possibilities! 

I can't play that challenging musical piece...yet.

I can't solve that math problem...yet.

I can't stop yelling at my younger brothet...yet. 

By simply adding yet to your thinking, you are encouraging optimism, a growth mindset, and a belief in your ability to change for the positive." 

This exercise gives you an opportunity to apply this technique to your life.

Part 1: Things You Can't Do

Make a list of things you can't do, for example: "I can't speak Japanese". Space is provided for five things - list at least 3 Keep it brief.

Part 2: New "Yet" Statements

Re-write the above statements and add the word “yet” to each one, for example: "I can’t speak Japanese yet".

Part 3: Reflection

Do you think that adding the word "yet" to your goals will make you feel more optimistic and more willing to continue working on your goals? Reflect on how you felt after rewriting your statements from part 1, and if you think that you can apply this technique to some of your challenging goals.

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

Curiosity will definitely help you in developing your growth mindset and in choosing the learner path in the choice map. The graphic below summarises the benefits of curiosity, and the video beneath it motivates us to always be curious about mistakes and rather consider them as learning opportunities. Hopefully you can also see the link with our 20 guidelines to develop a growth mindset?

Video: Mistakes-How Fascinating - Be Curious! Curiosity is important to ask solution focused questions - think learner path, growth mindset!

Now:

Explore your curiosity by performing this Get Curious About Your Curiosity activity. You will discover more about your curiosity tendencies and will explore ways how you can expand it (in service of a growth mindset!).

 Answer the folowing two questions about your own curiosity. 
 

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

Remind Yourself of What the Choice Map is All About: Watch this Summary

Also Learn from the Creator of the Choice Map

Explanation video of The Choice Map (From the book "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life" by Marilee Adams) by the creator of the tool herself.

The "Attunement to the Judger Path" Exercise - Three Insightful and Helpful Questions

You will gain valuable insight about your judging tendencies by answering the following three questions. 

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

Remind Yourself of What the Choice Map is All About: Watch this Summary

Also Learn from the Creator of the Choice Map

Explanation video of The Choice Map (From the book "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life" by Marilee Adams) by the creator of the tool herself.

Expand Your Learner Path Questions, Now!

Read the following list of learner path questions to get an idea for what you will be aiming for:

What do I want?
What works?
What are the facts and what can I learn?
What are my choices?
What action steps make sense?
What’s possible?
What do I need?
What is the other person thinking/feeling/needing?
What am I assuming?
What are the facts?
How can I turn this around?
What’s the big picture?
What’s the first step?

 Build Your Growth Mindset by Expanding Your Learner Path Questions

Your challenge is to expand the above list with questions of your own. Write your own solution focused questions that start with ‘What’ or ‘How' below. Space is provided for ten new questions. You must provide at least three new questions to complete the exercise. 

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers (new learner path questions), you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

The goal of this quiz is simply to assess whether you have a basic working knowledge and/or understanding of growth mindsets and hou to cultivate it. Hopefully it will contribute in guiding you to acquire the necessary knowledge to master the basics!

The quiz has 5 questions and counts 30 points. You may take this up to three times. Your highest mark will be used.

Well done on completing the "Expand Your Mindset Quiz". You can now proceed and submit your answers. Your score on the quiz will be sent to your email address and will also be reflected in the next update of your persoalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report.

Remind Yourself of What the Choice Map and the Pathways are All About: Watch this Summary

Also Learn from the Creator of the Choice Map About the Judger Path (JP) and the Learner Path (LP)

Explanation video of The Choice Map (From the book "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life" by Marilee Adams) by the creator of the tool herself.

Practicing the Pathways: The Exercise

The purpose of this exercise is to give you opportunities to practise identifying learner path (LP) and judger path (JP) reactions to everyday adversaries/triggers. Select adversaries/triggers from the list below and then identify judger path thoughts/questions and learner path questions/questions.

Next, identify the judger path (JP) and learner path (LP) questions/thoughts...

As soon as you are satisfied with your judger and learner path answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with all the answers. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

Self-fulfilling prophecies give us another way to think about the power of mindset. 

Watch the following video first to get a better understanding of the concept, and start to think about how self-fulfilling prophecies can influence your mindset, and your academic results.   After the video  the concept will be introduced formally and you will be able to uncover your own.

Introduction

The purpose of this exercise is to help you to identify both your positive and negative self-fulfilling prophecies (SFPs). SFPs will be defined and demonstrated below before you will get the opportunity to identify them in your life.

Self-fulfilling Prophecies Defined

A SFP is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior. 

Example of a Positive SFP

I believe that the best way to get in shape is to devote yourself to a consistent exercise (BELIEF). Thus I exercise with consistency (BEHAVIOR) and I get in shape (RESULT). This further affirms my belief that exercising consistently gets you into shape (positive feedback between belief and behavior).

Example of a Negative SFP

I believe that no one will be interested in my opinion (BELIEF). Thus, I don’t share my opinion (BEHAVIOR) and since people don’t know my opinion (RESULT) they can’t be interested in it which reinforces my belief (positive feedback between belief and behavior).

Identify Your Self-fulfilling Prophecies

You now get the opportunity to identify your own SFPs. Use the above provided examples as a guideline to identify two SFPs in your life, one positive and one negative.

You must provide details about your

• beliefs,
• behaviors,
• results,
• and must also write out your complete SFP.

Identify a Positive SFP

Identify your positive SFP by recording its belief, behavior and result below. Then write out your complete SFP as in the example above.

Identify a Negative SFP

Identify your negative SFP by recording its belief, behavior and result below. Then write out your complete SFP as in the example above. All fields are required.

Note: If you want to record more SFPs, please first submit this form and provide the details of your next set of SFPs on a new form.

As soon as you are satisfied with your answers, you should submit them. You will receive an email with your positive and negative SFP. The exact same information will also be available in your personalised i-FlourishWell4Life PDF report after the next update thereof.

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