Something that really got a hold of me was when Will smith talked about how a skill is developed and talent is naturally born. I use to think those kind of people were lucky and nobody could compare to those who were naturally born with a talent. People with a natural born talent tend to be the ones who think they know everything. But as I grew older and met more people and experienced more, that wasn’t always the case. With that said, that information is what I am going to take action on.
Although my mind set score was a 48 ( strong) I know there is always room for improvement. My fixed mind-set tends to be with the idea that when I do fail, I feel hopeless and my anxiety kicks in and that what ever I failed on I believe I can not do better or fix it. But I know that anything can be done. In order for me to improve I need to pay attention to the little things to help me learn and not to skip the hard stuff and get rid of the negative energy. Because negative energy…show more content… The first day I went to train for boxing it was awful. I was the slowest runner, didn’t know what was going on and I was the weakest puncher. I then began thinking “am i strong enough?” or “ am i fast enough?” I almost forgot how much i loved boxing and the promise i made to myself. It was “no matter how hard this gets i will face the challenges and get through it”. Instead of putting my self down with the things i sucked at, I changed the way i questioned myself. I would ask myself “how do I deal with taller boxers” and “how can I perform a more powerful punch” Essentially, I built my value, confidence, and potential just by asking myself the right questions with what I knew needed improvement on instead of putting myself down with it. I then learned that i didnt have the weakest punch, i just needed a better
