Growth Mindset Week 11: Pintrest Cats


The three favorite sayings I found on the page of Growth Mindset Cats were:

"Failure teaches you to deal with disappointment."

I have a hard time seeing failure as positive, but this saying helped me realize that it's unrealistic to expect that you will never be disappointed in your life. Therefore, failure is useful because it teaches you how to deal with disappointment and push through it.

"Those who don't jump with never fly."

I worry a lot about being perfect, and that keeps me from doing things because I'm afraid it won't work. This phrase reminded me that if I don't try, it's true that I'll never fail, but I'll also never succeed.

"My mistakes help me grow."

I was raised to believe that mistakes are a sign of incompetence, that you're just not good at whatever you tried to do and will never be. This phrase reminded me that making mistakes is actually part of the growing process, not a sign that I will never grow.

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