I joined the Growth Mindset group. After the video (which I loved by the way) a professor mentioned the time needed sometimes to promote a growth mindset in students. As an administrator in academic advising, I am grateful for the time we get with students to witness the lessons instilled in their first semester, truly flourish in the final…[Read more]

Interesting concept. Not sure if I ever saw it that way, but it makes sense. I guess it depends on what you are failing or have failed at. Sometimes failing brings on more stress, but it is an opportunity to pivot and develop a skill or simply become a better person.

I can relate to this feeling as I am sure many others can as well. This reminds me of the quote, “if at first, you don’t succeed try, try again”.

I agree with the statement. There are so many times in my life when I was unsuccessful and those lessons I learned have allowed me to grow. On the flip side of the statement, the best student is one who learns from failure, which I constantly ask my students, ” what can you do differently”.