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Embrace failure as fuel for your growth mindset

Embrace failure as fuel for your growth mindset

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Embrace failure as fuel for your growth mindset

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- Failure is not the opposite of success. It's a vital part of it. JK Rowling's Harry Potter manuscript was rejected 12 times, and as Thomas Edison famously stated, he found 10,000 ways not to make a light bulb. Their resilience in the face of rejection and failure ultimately led to their historic achievements. A growth mindset is the belief that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work. So failure, or rather navigating failure effectively, is a core element of a growth mindset. Because, let's be honest, innovation, progress, or growth can only exist with some mistakes as you step into the unknown. When we fail, our brain is confronted with unexpected challenges, which sets the stage for learning. This process can trigger change, where the failure event signals to your brain that the current method or pathway used to solve that problem was ineffective. It's similar to realizing a road you always use is blocked. You need to find a new way to…

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