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          In my own words, I would define a growth mindset as being open to opportunities that are presented to you. I would define a fixed mindset as you accept things as they are and don’t see any way of changing them. A situation where I have had a fixed mindset was in high school. I always dreaded gym class because I was always convinced I was terrible at anything remotely athletic. I can honestly laugh about it now, but I did get teased a lot and I was usually chosen last when teams were picked. I was often told by a lot of people how bad I was at sports, so I believed it and it definitely became a fixed mindset. I would enter gym class just believing I would do bad at whatever was on the schedule that day, and because I so strongly believed it, I usually would do poorly. Some days I simply wouldn’t try at all. These days I am still not great at any sports, but I have discovered areas of physical activity that I do enjoy. Instead of listening to other people’s opinions of me, and making excuses to try to get out of playing things like basketball for example, I could have given these activities more effort and maybe tried to find something I was good at or at least enjoyed, even if a little. I had a bad habit in high school, where I would be told that I made a mistake at something one time and so I would avoid it and never try it again. I think I robbed myself of a lot of opportunities for growth and experiences, because I too often had a fixed mindset. This was not only true in gym class, but also other areas in high school.