Fixed Mindset Research Paper

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When I got pregnant with my first child I was pretty young. I struggled to convince myself that I would be able to successfully raise a child at such a young age. Looking back now I realize that I had a fixed mindset. Someone with a fixed mindset might give up easily, avoid challenges or even give up on the task at hand. Someone with a growth mindset would show complete opposite characteristics. Having a growth mindset, someone would embrace challenges given to them, persist in the time of a set back or hardship in life, or even use other people success as an inspiration to make their own success. Having a fixed mindset may cause problems for yourself or people around you. Someone with a fixed mindset may try and blame other people for their