MODULE 1 Flashcards
what is mindset?
- a mental attitude or inclination
- is a series of self-perceptions or beliefs people hold about themselves. These determine behavior, outlook and mental
attitude
Carol Dweck, (Professor of Psychology at Stanford University) identified two types of people’s mentality or mindset.
➢ Fixed mentality or Fixed mindset
➢ Growth mentality or Growth mindset
see’s individuals’ abilities as innate traits and sees failure as a lack of basic skills needed.
FIXED MENTALITY/MINDSET
see’s themselves capable to gain any ability through hard work and persistence
GROWTH MENTALITY/MINDSET
praising someone’s talents or labeling them as
“smart,” promotes a fixed mindset.
Personal praise
emphasizes the effort a person puts in to
accomplish a task
Process praise
involves assigning people characteristics based on stereotypes or associations with different groups.
LABELING
HOW TO UNFIX A FIXED MINDSET
o Focus on the journey
o Incorporate “yet”
o Pay attention to your words and thoughts
o Take on challenges
-a way of regarding, understanding,
or interpreting something;
-a mental impression.
- is slow, rational, mindful,
thoughtful, and deliberate thinking
PERCEPTION
is the feeling before thinking, it is
instantaneous, unconscious, automatic, and
emotional.
INTUITION
WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURIAL INTUITION?
the innate ability for an entrepreneur to see,
sense, and take advantage of an opportunity
ENTREPRENEURS SKILLS/CHARACTERISTICS POSSESESS BY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
o Fascination
o Interest
o Persistent
o Hard work
o Perseverance
ENTREPRENEURS GROWTH MINDSET
o Risk taker
o Creativity
o Innovation
a person who is willing to do things that involve
danger or risk in order to achieve a goal
RISK TAKER
the tendency to generate or recognize ideas,
alternatives, or possibilities that may be
useful in solving problems, communicating
with others, and entertaining ourselves and
others
CREATIVITY
