Summary The Mindset of a Champion | Carson Byblow | TEDxYouth@AASSofia (Youtube) youtu.be
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Speaker 0 Michael Jordan has said, I've missed more than 9,000 shots, lost almost 300 games, and 26 times, I've been trusted to make the game winning shot and missed. I fail over and over and over again, and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan is 1 of the most famous basketball players in the world, though he was not always a star. He didn't make his high school basketball team because he was too short and wasn't good enough. He could have quit, But instead, he had the mindset to continue and get better.
Speaker 0 He was practicing each day before most people were evied out of bed. And because of this, he not only made the team the following year, but he went on to become the greatest player of all time and a true champion. The question that comes to our mind is can we all learn to have a mindset of a champion? A mindset is a word describing how we think. There are 2 types of mindsets.
Speaker 0 1, a growth mindset, and 2, a fixed mindset. A growth mindset is when somebody believes they can learn to be good, and they can learn to get better. They are not afraid of challenges. They continue when things get hard. They know that they have put effort in to learn, and they learn from criticism.
Speaker 0 They are also inspired by people who do well. Michael Jordan has this trait, though another person with a growth mindset is The Rock, Dwayne Johnson. He was cut from the Canadian Football League early on in his career. He could have quit, but instead he worked very hard, faced many challenges, and is now a super, super famous movie star, 1 of my favorite. Did you know that coaches and professional scouts look for athletes who don't just have skill?
Speaker 0 They want someone who wants to learn, who is coachable, and will give a 100% effort in their practices. They want someone with a growth mindset. What they don't want is somebody who thinks they are already good enough, they don't need to learn, and are not coachable. These people have a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset is the opposite opposite of a growth.
Speaker 0 These people either think they're born good or born not so good. They cannot learn. They are afraid of challenges. They give up and get defensive easily. They feel criticized when given feedback, and are threatened by people who do well.
Speaker 0 Which mindset do you think I have? Well, let me tell you a story. Reading has always been hard for me, and even now I still find it challenging. From kindergarten to 4th grade, I was always a bit below grade level in reading. So each night, I'd read aloud to my parents to try to get better.
Speaker 0 This was always the worst part of my day. Whenever I was reading, I would, of course, make mistakes, misread words, say words that weren't there, miss words that were there, and miss punctuation. Normal. But whenever my mom or dad tried to correct me, I'd get upset. I told them that they were wrong and sometimes even have a meltdown.
Speaker 0 This happened for my friends and teachers and with other subjects and activities too. I thought that I should know how to do everything already. And if I didn't, I would get upset. I thought that when my teachers were teaching, she'd come to me easy. Well, guess what?
Speaker 0 Some of the things I was learning or reading were not easy. I would get upset. Negative thoughts came into my mind. You suck. You can't do anything.
Speaker 0 This should be so easy. Suddenly, I felt tears coming down my face in front of my friends and teachers too. In my hand, I'd say, No. No. No.
Speaker 0 No. No. No. Please, no. I can no longer control my emotions.
Speaker 0 This is where the real problem begins. You see, I lose control of my emotions, I stop listening, and I stop thinking. I become difficult to those around me. And when I finally get through it, I'm very tired. This is not healthy, and it's not the person I want to be.
Speaker 0 I want to know why I used to feel this way and why my emotions were so strong. Well, this year, in 5th grade, was the 1st year I was able to answer these questions. I learned what a growth and fixed mindset are. I'm learning how to change my fixed mindset into a growth mindset and have a mindset of a champion. I believe we can have both of these mindsets, a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
Speaker 0 I believe this because I have both. I have a growth mindset with things like soccer, basketball, change, and learning new languages. I also believe we can change our fixed mindset into a growth mindset and have a mindset of a champion. Well, maybe not a champion like Michael Jordan, but champion in our own way. We may just need a little help to do this.
Speaker 0 My dad and I read this book called Mindsets written by Carol Dweck. Carol Dweck is a professor and professional psychologist who researched and came up with the idea of a growth and fixed mindset. Her book told me that I was not the only 1 who has a fixed mindset from time to time. However, the best advice I ever got was from my teacher and school counselor. Their advice was a 1 little 3 letter word.
Speaker 0 This word was yet. They told me to always put the word yet at the end of my sentence. I can't do it. I can't do it yet. I don't understand.
Speaker 0 I don't understand yet. The word yet makes me feel I just need to put a little more effort in before I understand it. I still struggle with a fixed mindset from time to time. However, I now know why I get frustrated and upset. For any of you out there who may have a fixed mindset from time to time, please know that I'm proof that you can beat it.
Speaker 0 Right in this talk, I struggled the whole time. Though every day I've gotten a little better than the day before. This is why I can say I'm winning, because I'm here in front of you now today. Thank you.