Mindset by Carol Dweck made me think about what traits from each mindset they fostered in me and I think I got a mix of both. The fixed traits that I go from my parents is that failure in school or sports is not tolerable. This made me afraid of failure because of the consequences that go with it. The growth mindset traits that I got from my parents is the fact that you should never give up. They have taught me this all my life and I now stick to it no matter what. Mindset by Carol Dweck, depicts that parents are a big factor in the mindset traits you have.

Mindset by Carol Dweck, depicts that different people take criticism in different ways and I think that I take criticism differently depending who is criticizing because I have more respect for some people than I do others. I take criticism from coaches, teachers, and experienced people in general better than I do others. I take it well from them because they know what they are talking about and their advice will probably help me in the future. If someone who is less experienced than me or who I don’t respect criticizes me I take it very poorly. I end up thinking what do you know”, or “You are horrible at this why should I listen to you.”  Even though I hate to admit it sometimes after a coach or a teacher says something to me I blame it on others. Criticism on me means that I am not perfect and I mainly take it to heart and learn from it. Sometimes if I get over criticized or if I am doing multiple things wrong I shut down and don’t listen to anything and rely on myself for everything. Mindset by Carol Dweck depicts, that people take criticism in different way and I take it according on who gives it.

Mindset, by Carol Dweck made me ask myself how hard I take losing and how I handle it. I hate losing more than anything else in the world. I take losing very personally even if I did everything in my power towards the activity. My joy in sports mainly comes from when I win or am successful. I do not think this means I have a fixed mindset though, because winning or being successful is a sign that work that I have put in is paying off. Losing means that I failed in the way that I did not prepare enough. Losing also means that there is a person(s) that are better than me and that is the worst feeling in the world. When I lose I do not think worse of myself I just get angry because I know that there is somebody else working harder than me. Mindset, by Carol Dweck made me ask myself how I take losing and I do not take it as well as I could because I want to be the best I can.

Mindset, by Carol Dweck, depicts that you are not a true failure until you start to blame others. I agree with this because blaming others basically means you have given up trying and have started making excuses instead of making improvements. Instead of coming up with reasons why you can’t or couldn’t find a way so you can. For example, Dweck brings up, the famous tennis player John McEnroe. Nothing was ever his fault, Dweck States “One time he lost a match because he had a fever. One time he had a back ache. One time he fell victim to expectations, another time to the tabloids. One time he lost to a friend because his friend was in love but he wasn’t. One time he ate too close to the match. One time he was too chunky, another time to thin. One time it was too cold, another time to hot. One time he was under-trained, another time over-trained (Dweck, 36).” This shows all of the excuses he would use to dodge the fact that he had lost. Later in the book, it goes on to say that after his career he regrets being that way. Mindset, by Carol Dweck correctly depicts that you are not a true failure until you start to blame.