Fixed Mindset
In year 3 I tried to learn how to play the piano, but I gave up because my fingers would hurt every time, I played it. I knew I could not do it because my fingers and I never understood how to play. I could never understand why people would waste their time trying to play this instrument. It was a waste of my time especially since it was taking my time that I could spend with my friends. At the time I knew I would have quit.
I could never live up to how my sisters played so I gave up trying not to disappoint my parents. I didn’t want to be the failure of the family, I wanted it to be one of my sisters.
Growth Mindset
Ever since I was 5 I have played netball. When I started, I wasn’t that good but I always knew I could do it, I knew I could be great.
Every afternoon I would spend an hour just shooting a ball and playing with my sisters to get better. After 2 months a was really good I was the best on my team, and I would always intercept the ball to win the game. I was so proud of myself, so I kept learning. I was spending so much time learning I eventually hurt myself meaning that I could not play for 1 season. I lost some of my skills, and that taught me I could be better I could improve. Just because I lost skills doesn’t mean I couldn’t get them back.
