Giving up should never be an option, and failure should never change what you’re capable of.

            Reading through Mindset, I have noticed that the book presents a lot of ideas about failure. Depending on the person, some people take failure and turn it into a learning experience while others, shut it out, and make up their mind that they are not good at the task at hand.

            These ideas tie into what we have been learning about the two types of mindsets. In chapter six, the book mentions that some people let bad experiences scare them and prevent them from moving forward. People who think like this would fall into the fixed mindset category. I don’t think this is good mindset or quality to have because in life, things aren’t always going to be easy and challenges are often presented.  Our minds are constantly monitoring and interpreting. However, people with a fixed mindset, put more extreme interpretation on bad things that happen, causing anger and depression. Giving up should never be an option, and failure should never change what you’re capable of.

Having a growth mindset is a lot healthier and more realistic why to think. A person like this is always monitoring what is going on, and learning how to make improvements based on their failures. This enables you to get that feeling of satisfaction when you succeed at something you have worked really hard for. This is the best way to prove that you really can do anything if you set your mind to it.

In college, students will face many obstacles and disappointments but how they react is what defines who they are and how far they will go in life. The best advice I can give based on what I’ve learned, my own an experience, and observations, is to stay positive and believe in yourself. The possibilities of the things you are capable of are endless.