Be curious!

Curiosity is one of the most essential ingredients in a growth mindset, cats, of course, are very curious!

(cheezburger)

I love a challenge.

The quote is from Carol Dweck's Mindset.

I love a challenge!

Image from Cheezburger.com.

OK, I made a mistake.

Today's growth mindset cat is learning from mistakes:

OK, I made a mistake.

I'll do better next time.

The image is from cheezburger.

Find joy in learning.

I was inspired to make this cat by an infographic from Ideaphora (see below).

Find joy in learning.

The cat image comes from Cheezburger.

Here's the infographic:

I can accept failure; I can't accept NOT trying.

For today's cat, I started with a Michael Jordan quote and graphic (see below):

I can accept failure;

I can't accept NOT trying.

The image is from cheezburger. Here is the Michael Jordan quote I started with: I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Growth requires hard work.

Since I have been working hard at a project the past few days, I thought this would be a good cat to share today! It is inspired by this article by Jory Mackay: The cognitive biases that are killing your decisions: "Personal growth is never easy. It takes hard, dedicated work. Don’t let your future self suffer in the name of cognitive convenience." And here are some more cats inspired by that same article.

Growth requires hard work.

Find inspiration in the success of others.

Today's cats come from a slide in this slideshow by Emily Magruder: From Mindset: The Psychology of Learning and Achievement; see the slide below.

Find inspiration in the success of others.

(image is from cheezburger)

Here is the specific slide: success of others!