A growth mindset is believing you can develop new skills through effort, learning and persistence. A fixed mindset, on the other hand, assumes those skills are innate. You either have them, or you don’t. Whether you work in sales, lead a team or run your own promo company, your mindset matters. It shapes how you grow in your career, respond to feedback and so much more.
When you intentionally nurture a growth mindset, you shift from self-limiting beliefs to believing that you can learn and do anything when you apply yourself. A post on the Camphouse blog says that adopting a growth mindset can significantly impact your professional and personal life. Want to nurture this kind of mindset? We share some ideas from the Camphouse blog in this issue of PromoPro Daily.
Listen to how you speak to yourself. According to the Camphouse post, noticing your inner dialogue is the first step in understanding how you react in different situations. For example, are you frantic in stressful moments or calm and collected? Do you tell yourself you’re an imposter or do you remind yourself that you’re capable? Start listening more closely to yourself.
Listen to those you trust. The Camphouse post recommends reaching out to a mentor, boss or co-worker and asking them if they notice you exhibiting any self-limiting beliefs. Ask them what specifically they notice, like maybe how your disposition changes in certain situations.
Get comfortable with discomfort. Determine how you may display a fixed mindset and brainstorm how you can improve in those areas. This can generate some discomfort, the post says, and that’s OK. For example, maybe you feel awkward during role-play exercises. You may want to avoid these scenarios altogether, but pushing through the discomfort is how you get better.
Track your progress. Adopting a growth mindset requires reveling in the process and your effort. By genuinely seeing yourself change, you’ll remember that you’re not a stagnant, fixed being, the Camphouse post says, but someone who is constantly evolving.
Reinforce resilience in others. What do you admire in those around you? Let those people know. When you compliment a co-worker’s hard work or creative idea, you’ll see their confidence grow. It will also help you remember that we’re all living, breathing and growing beings, and our only constant is change, the post says.
Developing a growth mindset means recognizing that your skills and abilities aren’t fixed. Over time, this mindset can help you see challenges as opportunities and can make all the difference in how you show up as a promo pro.
Compiled by Audrey Sellers
Source: A blog post from Camphouse, a workflow management platform designed to streamline marketing operations.
