Episode 156 - 4 Elements of Fostering a Growth Mindset

If you aren’t growing, you’re dying. Think about that statement. Think of all the living things on this earth and then accept the fact that if they aren’t growing, they are dying. The same goes for us. The opposite of growth is death. As we progress through our lives, we hinge our purpose on a sense of growth. If you don’t have something to work toward, then you come to a place of complacency and death; death of your body, death of your spirit, and death of your mind. As firefighters, we understand the importance of growing our physical capacity to make sure we can perform the life-saving actions that our job demands. But what about our spiritual and mental capacities? According to a study out of the University of Rochester Medical Center, people with a sense of purpose and who fostered a growth mindset were 15% more likely to live longer than those who said they were more or less aimless. But what exactly does it mean to have a growth mindset? In today’s episode, I will talk about what it means to have a growth mindset, why we should take ownership of our path to growth, why we should always seek to grow ourselves in more ways than one, and I will provide some strategies we can use to implement this mindset into our daily lives. -- IGNITEd Firefighter Facebook Group IGNITEd Readers Book Club Episode 148 - Create a Flow Path! People Who Feel They Have a Purpose Live Longer Mindset by Carol Dweck, Ph. D