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What is a Growth Mindset?

Grow your professionalism with a positive mindset
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider Rikki Gilmore-Byrd  5 Lessons ·  14m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

The ability to grow professionally is highly regulated by your mindset and how you think about your skills, abilities, and profession. Adopting and using a growth mindset can help you succeed in your career. This can be invaluable to both the individual and the organization. But what common obstacles can get in the way of developing a mindset geared toward growth? And what tools can help get around these roadblocks? Experts say you can reach your goals by picturing them in your mind, but is it possible to imagine your way to success?

In this course, What Is a Growth Mindset? you will be introduced to the growth mindset, positive visualization, and self-talk. You will also learn how to overcome some common obstacles you might face when trying to develop a growth mindset. By the end of this course, you will understand why adopting the right mindset is important for individuals and organizations.

What You'll Learn

  • Define different types of mindsets, including growth, fixed, and mixed
  • Apply visualization techniques to achieve success
  • Develop a growth mindset through visualization, positive self-talk, and affirmations
  • Identify and overcome common obstacles to developing a growth mindset
  • Explain why adopting the right mindset matters for individuals and organizations

Key Takeaways

  • Your ability to grow professionally is strongly influenced by your mindset and how you think about your skills, abilities, and profession.
  • Adopting a growth mindset can help you succeed in your career and benefit both the individual and the organization.
  • Positive visualization and self-talk are tools introduced in this course to help develop a growth mindset.
  • Common obstacles can block the development of a growth mindset, but tools exist to overcome these roadblocks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will be introduced to the growth mindset, positive visualization, and self-talk, and you will learn how to overcome common obstacles to developing a growth mindset and why the right mindset is important for individuals and organizations.

What topics do the lessons cover?

The lessons cover an Introduction, What Is a Growth Mindset?, Visualizing Growth, Common Blocks to Developing a Growth Mindset, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.

What skills does this course help develop?

This course focuses on growth mindedness, personality development, and visualization.

Who can benefit from this course?

It is valuable for both individuals seeking to grow professionally and organizations, since adopting the right mindset benefits both.

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Project Management Institute (PMI®)

Professional Development Units (PDUs): 0.25

Certification Program Categories:
Ways of WorkingPower SkillsBusiness Acumen

KnowledgeCity has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. Users can maintain your PMI credentials by earning PDUs from KnowledgeCity qualified courses in Project Management, Business Management, Leadership and many others.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)

Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.25

Certification Program Categories:
Leadership & NavigationBusiness AcumenConsultationGlobal MindsetEthical PracticeRelationship ManagementAnalytical AptitudeCommunicationDiversity, Equity & Inclusion

KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).