Who Am I NOW?

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WHERE AM I NOW?

1) I believe I influence the course of my life through my choices. (4= Strongly Agree)
2) I have good sense of the areas in my life I can change and those aspects that I cannot change. (1= Strongly Disagree)
3) Generally, I have been willing to pay the price for taking the personal risks involved in choosing for myself. (4= Strongly Agree)
4) I believe it is within mu power to change even if others around me do not change. (4= Strongly Agree)
5) I think happiness and success are largely related to a sense of belonging and to social connectedness. (1= Strongly Disagree)
6) I have to strike a balance between meeting my own needs and meeting the needs of others. (1= Strongly Disagree)
7) At their deepest core, I think people are
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I have been known to make people feel like they don’t matter in a particular situation. My attitude toward the outlook of the human race prevents me from advancing to the next stage. If I could make these changes I think that I would be a better team player in a group setting.

Explain how you developed your mindset and whether you have a fixed or growth mindset.
What messages did you receive in your family about success and failure that may have contributed to your way of thinking? Did other individuals play a role in shaping your mindset? If so, explain. I have developed my mindset through my experience in life. Based on the textbook, I have a fixed mindset at the moment. My dad always told me as a kid that I can do whatever I ant to in life and that there is no such thing as failing only giving up. That quote has inspired me to not to be afraid to fail at something and to strive for success to the best of my ability. I only get eighty years on this earth and then I’m gone, so I have to do everything in my will power to leave my family an empire and a legacy. The military has also played a role in shaping my mindset, the military has shown me that life is so precious and that it would be a shame to waste

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