You try something, it doesn’t work, and maybe people even criticize you. In a growth mindset, you look for what you’ve learned. – Carol Dweck

Growth Mindset is a set of beliefs and behaviors that adapts to challenging situations; it sees failure as a chance for learning and creativity; and it knows that growth is possible when it comes to talent, abilities and intelligence.

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail. — Sara Blakely

If you fail, you do not lose. You only lose when you quit or do not try.

Carol Dweck states that “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment[.

When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth. ― Roy T. Bennett

Successful people are able to persist through all of the doubt, pain and failures that come with following their goals and dreams due to their Mindset. To be successful, people must have and vigorously embrace the concept of a Growth Mindset, a mindset that sees challenges as opportunities for learning, growth and expansion.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heart-breaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. — B.C. Forbes

Growth Mindset is about attitudes towards seeking challenges, learning from failures and set-backs, and the ability to progress and achieve. Essentially, the concept is that if you believe your talents can be developed, you have more of a ‘growth mindset’ and will tend to achieve more.