Growth Mindset Statements
1. I believe I can learn anything I set my mind to.
2. I enjoy focusing on things that interest and excite me and want to learn more about them.
3. It excites me to realize how much I don’t know yet.
4. I ask myself how I can improve or do things better next time.
5. I try to be a little better every day.
6. Tasks often feel like a measure of my progress rather than a judgment of my abilities.
7. I enjoy tackling challenges because they help me grow.
8. I see feedback as an opportunity to learn rather than a judgment.
9. I embrace mistakes as part of learning and improvement.
10. I often explore new skills or areas outside my comfort zone.
11. I reflect on my successes and failures to understand how I can improve.
12. I believe effort and persistence can make a difference in what I achieve.
Fixed Mindset Statements
13. People are born with talent, and you either have it or you don’t.
14. I worry whether I am good enough for this job.
15. I feel stressed when I am not sure if I can complete a task to satisfaction.
16. Some tasks are just not for me – I don’t have the skill or talent for them.
17. I prefer to focus on what I already know I am good at.
18. It is hard for me to accept how much I don’t know yet.
19. I often ask myself why I didn’t get it right the first time.
20. I try to be perfect every day.
21. Tasks often feel like a test of whether I am good enough.
22. I avoid challenges that might show my weaknesses.
23. I compare myself to others to see if I am as good as them.
24. I feel discouraged when I struggle to learn something new.
How to interpret your results:
- Add up your scores for statements 1–12 (Growth Mindset) and 13–24 (Fixed Mindset) separately.
- Higher scores on Growth Mindset statements indicate a stronger growth-oriented mindset.
- Higher scores on Fixed Mindset statements indicate a tendency toward fixed thinking.