As I have written several times, developing a growth 
mindset in life seems desirable. Simply because whatever you want to achieve or add to life is there for the taking once you set your mind. You have to be willing to work for it and build improvement. More than just the accomplishment results, it leads to an enjoyment of life that you can experience doing even the simplest of tasks.
The fixed mindset sees a world of the can or can’t but no development and doesn’t dare to place itself on the line of looking “foolish.” Rather than accepting that life is a learning process full of different things, like a school that never has graduation. Just when you think you have it figured out, the curriculum changes. Creating a growth mindset allows that change and gives you the tools to enjoy the experience.
Learning Is Power
People who go into something they have never done and feel foolish for making mistakes operate from a fixed mindset. If you develop a growth mindset, you will never feel stupid when learning something new. You will jump into the process with both feet and see what you can do with this new knowledge. It
isn’t just the learning. And it’s the process of learning that is fun and exciting and allows you to move your mind, body, and spirit into new experiences.
Learning as an opportunity for growth rather than the answers on some tests will become an enjoyable experience that you seek. Some with a fixed mindset see their learning experience ending when they are done with organized school. That is usually in the early ’20s. Those who stop learning at that point are in for a harsh awakening later in life. Learning is a lifelong process, providing pose in living and givegivesle an opportunity for continual adventure and growth. It keeps things interesting and makes this ride an enjoyable experience.
The Disease of Perfection
Perfection is a word that many people think of, which destroys people’s enjoyment in almost any experience. People create an unrealistic expectation of perfection about their jobs, families, or life experience, and they will miss out on the joy life has for them. It is not the finished products in life that 
provide joy; it is the steps along the way. Find joy in these moments, and perfection doesn’t matter. What is perfection but worrying about how something looks to someone else? We are never what other people think of us. We are a collection of our experiences, and ignoring these real things for an idea that never exists seems to be the definition of insanity.
Vince Lombardi, the legendary football coach, once said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” I think that is true, but the goal should always be excellence in attitude, behavior, and how we treat others. On the way to greatness is the chase, which you need to learn to enjoy. It is always there in the small moments of life, which are never perfect but have kindness, joy, empathy, romance, adventure, strength, and any other positive you can imagine. Avoid the disease of perfection, which will take away the enjoyment of your life and replace it with disappointment. Disappointed is a hard way to live your life.
See Setbacks as What They Are
Many people see a setback in their life and feel it is a personal judgment against them. They find it difficult to move past hard things. You lose a job or a relationship, and things don’t work out as you hoped. All of this can put you in a negative mindset. But the growth mindset knows that the current score is not the final score, and there is a lot more game left to go. Bad things hurt, and nobody
wants to suffer, but suffering has a place in life. It provides motivation. Look at your situation as a step in the journey, not the destination.
You can never say what the result of any circumstance will be in the long term. Too often, our shortsighted fears stop us from accepting a painful thing as needed to reach a new height. Some people spend so much time focused on the moment’s pain and the fear of what might come next that they never recover to live their life. Setbacks are as helpful as successes, and sometimes more, and they show where our weaknesses lie and teach us valuable information. The growth mindset knows that a failure today can be a final success in the future because the lessons learned and the knowledge gained is just what you need to improve and experience success.
Look at your thoughts and your reaction to things today and decide if you are operating from a growth mindset or not. Don’t let setbacks throw you, don’t fall into the trap of perfection, and learning is a great experience, always!!
