Growth Mindset: Growing as a Person

“Would you rather do an excellent job at one task or a subpar job at a million different tasks?”

Someone asked me this question the other day, and it really caught me off guard. Let me set this up for you: it was Monday, I was stressed, my car was in the shop and a man on a bicycle had just catcalled me for multiple blocks on my treck home. By the time I got this phone call, I was tired, kind of sweaty and absolutely not in the mood for any criticism, especially one that calls my abilities as a person and my lifestyle in its entirety into question.

My answer to this question? “I am not a quitter.”

Life hands you a million different opportunities at once, and sometimes you are overwhelmed with the choices that you make. Does that mean you should just give up, give in and walk away from tasks that you are committed to complete? Absolutely not.

You have one life, and some opportunities only come around so often. If you don’t take them as they come, you may miss out on something that could have changed your life. Look at Olympic athletes that go to college after winning gold medals or celebrities that decide to start up their own clothing and/or make up lines. The opportunity was given to them, so they took it.

So, back to my phone call, yes, I would say that at this point in my life I am a little over committed. With three jobs, two minors and a full college load, I am running every which way at all moments of the day. This being said, I regret none of it. Why? Because of the lessons I have learned, the stories I can tell and the people I have met. I may be a little frazzled and all over the place, but that is what life is. Yes, I have responsibilities, and people I need to impress, but that does not mean I am not still completely and entirely going through this learning process on my own and growing as an individual from it.

That criticism may have frustrated me, but it also made me think. It may have not been beneficial in the way the speaker had wanted, but it definitely pushed me and made me want to achieve even more great things than ever before. People can critique your performance, but don’t ever let them critique your mindset.

“Would you rather do an excellent job at one task or a subpar job at a million different tasks?”

Someone asked me this question the other day, and it really caught me off guard. Let me set this up for you: it was Monday, I was stressed, my car was in the shop and a man on a bicycle had just catcalled me for multiple blocks on my treck home. By the time I got this phone call, I was tired, kind of sweaty and absolutely not in the mood for any criticism, especially one that calls my abilities as a person and my lifestyle in its entirety into question.

My answer to this question? “I am not a quitter.”

Life hands you a million different opportunities at once, and sometimes you are overwhelmed with the choices that you make. Does that mean you should just give up, give in and walk away from tasks that you are committed to complete? Absolutely not.

You have one life, and some opportunities only come around so often. If you don’t take them as they come, you may miss out on something that could have changed your life. Look at Olympic athletes that go to college after winning gold medals or celebrities that decide to start up their own clothing and/or make up lines. The opportunity was given to them, so they took it.

So, back to my phone call, yes, I would say that at this point in my life I am a little over committed. With three jobs, two minors and a full college load, I am running every which way at all moments of the day. This being said, I regret none of it. Why? Because of the lessons I have learned, the stories I can tell and the people I have met. I may be a little frazzled and all over the place, but that is what life is. Yes, I have responsibilities, and people I need to impress, but that does not mean I am not still completely and entirely going through this learning process on my own and growing as an individual from it.

That criticism may have frustrated me, but it also made me think. It may have not been beneficial in the way the speaker had wanted, but it definitely pushed me and made me want to achieve even more great things than ever before. People can critique your performance, but don’t ever let them critique your mindset.

“Would you rather do an excellent job at one task or a subpar job at a million different tasks?”

Someone asked me this question the other day, and it really caught me off guard. Let me set this up for you: it was Monday, I was stressed, my car was in the shop and a man on a bicycle had just catcalled me for multiple blocks on my treck home. By the time I got this phone call, I was tired, kind of sweaty and absolutely not in the mood for any criticism, especially one that calls my abilities as a person and my lifestyle in its entirety into question.

My answer to this question? “I am not a quitter.”

Life hands you a million different opportunities at once, and sometimes you are overwhelmed with the choices that you make. Does that mean you should just give up, give in and walk away from tasks that you are committed to complete? Absolutely not.

You have one life, and some opportunities only come around so often. If you don’t take them as they come, you may miss out on something that could have changed your life. Look at Olympic athletes that go to college after winning gold medals or celebrities that decide to start up their own clothing and/or make up lines. The opportunity was given to them, so they took it.

So, back to my phone call, yes, I would say that at this point in my life I am a little over committed. With three jobs, two minors and a full college load, I am running every which way at all moments of the day. This being said, I regret none of it. Why? Because of the lessons I have learned, the stories I can tell and the people I have met. I may be a little frazzled and all over the place, but that is what life is. Yes, I have responsibilities, and people I need to impress, but that does not mean I am not still completely and entirely going through this learning process on my own and growing as an individual from it.

That criticism may have frustrated me, but it also made me think. It may have not been beneficial in the way the speaker had wanted, but it definitely pushed me and made me want to achieve even more great things than ever before. People can critique your performance, but don’t ever let them critique your mindset.

Trial and Error are all a part