When you face a genuinely difficult challenge, your first instinct is to…

Lean in — hard things are how I grow

Try, but worry I'll look bad if I fail

Avoid it and stick to what I'm already good at

When you get critical feedback, you usually…

See it as useful information to improve

Feel stung, but eventually use some of it

Take it as proof I'm not good enough

To you, 'talent' mostly means…

A starting point — skills are built with effort

Something you either have or you don't

When someone else succeeds at something you want, you tend to…

Get curious about how they did it

Feel a mix of admiration and envy

After you make a mistake, your inner voice says…

'That was bad, but I'll move on'

'See? I'm just not cut out for this'

Putting in a lot of effort means…

I'm growing — effort is the path to mastery

It depends; sometimes it feels pointless

I must lack natural ability if it's this hard

When a task is well outside your comfort zone, you…

Volunteer — that's where the learning is

Find a way to pass it to someone else

You believe your intelligence and core abilities are…

Highly changeable with practice and strategy

When you're stuck on something, you…

Try a new strategy or ask for help

Push a little, then often give up

A real setback usually leaves you feeling…

Determined to try a different approach

Discouraged, but able to recover

What's Your Mindset? Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Quiz 🌱

Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? Based on Carol Dweck's research, this quick quiz reveals how you handle challenges, effort, feedback, and setbacks — and gives you one small shift to grow. 10 questions, about 2 minutes.