Is a Growth Mindset just a 'nice-to-have'?
We’ve heard a LOT about ‘growth mindset’s over the last few years. It’s become a buzzword that people use to encompass a whole bunch of stuff, from positivity, to lifelong learning, having an open mind, being prepared to take on challenges… these may all be things that a growth mindset may help you with, or part of it all, but let’s get a little more specific, and most importantly…
Does it help your ACCA and CA studying and exam performance?
Simple answer? YES, absolutely!
My ACCA and CA students feel that more accounting lectures will solve all their problems… especially as they get to higher levels in their qualification journey, they feel they don’t have time for anything else… so their question when I tell them that their mindset will DIRECTLY affect their academic success:
“Ok Yvonne… but HOW?!”
Take a look at some ways that a growth mindset impacts your studies...
Take-aways:
Here are some practical impacts if you DON’T have a growth mindset (ie: You have a fixed mindset)
- Our response to not doing well impacts out FUTURE study approach. EVERY study session
- We'll try avoid questions that we're not SURE we're going to pass... so we study more theory
- We worry about what people think of us, so we may not ask for help
- We worry about what it MEANS if we're not doing well... "Perhaps I'm not smart enough for this
There’s lots more to this conversation, but for this article, I want you to realise that your mindset will affect the practical choices you make about HOW you study, whether you ask for help, may impact whether or not you give up, and because of all these things… your mindset will DIRECTLY affect your studies and exam performance
Growth Mindset Course
My Growth Mindset course focusses on your ACCA and CA studies, and how to shift your mindset to improve your studying and exam performance
