Growth Mindset: Pinterest Mindset Cats

I explored Pinterest to find some awesome growth mindset cats.  Here are some of my favorites:

Jumping Cat (Blogspot)

I liked this one because it has great message.  Basically, if you want to be great, you have to be willing to put yourself out there.  How will you ever know what you are capable of if you never try??

Hardworking Cat! (Blogspot)

I originally liked this meme because the picture was just pretty funny to me.  But then I read the message and thought it was pretty good.   If you want good results, you really have to try!

Growth Mindset: Crazy Cats!

I decided to do a Growth Mindset challenge for extra credit this week.  Of course I chose the challenge with random cats.

Here is the first picture that stuck out to me:

Mastery Cat (Blogspot)

I liked this picture for a couple reasons.  The first is that I think the quote is totally true.  You cannot really become really good at something unless you put in the effort.  Plus, mastery doesn't just come overnight.  You have to put in constant effort.  Lastly, I just thought the picture of the cat was really funny! It definitely made me laugh!

Here is the second picture I liked:

 

Cat with burgers (Blogspot) 

This meme also really stuck out to me! We should all be willing to take some risks every now and then.  I mean, that is how we find new things that possibly intrigue us.  Risk can also give us opportunities that we may have never gotten before.  Also, I think we should all be more like this cat and pursue cheeseburgers when we want.  Because sometimes, cheeseburgers can really be the goal!

Growth Mindset

I had heard of Carol Dweck before this class in many different instances, including other classes.  I had also heard of the growth mindset but I guess I did not associate the two together.  I think I fall somewhere in the middle on the spectrum of growth-fixed mindset.  In school,  I think I definitely lean more toward growth because I know I have a great capacity to learn and get better.  At OU, I have learned that I learn better when the subject matter is interesting to me.  If it is not, it is so much easier for me to tune out.  So, it is difficult to learn and retain when I am in a class that is of no interest to me.  I can see myself excited about learning more about growth mindset.  Maybe it will even influence me to be more optimistic.  For this semester, I really have the same goals I always  do--to work hard, perform well, and learn a lot.  I am taking my senior capstone in Psychology and I am both very excited and very nervous about it!

goofy cat (Cheezburger)