Diving into Mythology

The acronym I came up with is: L ive I t F earlessly E very single day This acronym hits home for me because sometimes I find myself not doing something or not doing something to the best of my ability because I fear what may happen. I also sometimes fear about my future and what it all holds. This acronym reminds me to not fear and just live life every single day no matter what. I did not create a graphic for the acronym because I am not very creative.

Before watching the videos, I had not heard of Carol Dweck or the Growth Mindset before. However, after watching all three of the videos the second one really stood out to me because I hear something similar to what Carol Dweck was saying on a daily basis. My cheer coach always tells us to get comfortable with being uncomfortable which is similar to what is said in the video. Carol says to make challenge the new comfort zone in meaning that you should never really be satisfied with yourself and you should always continue to push yourself to learn more, do more, etc. This is very true in cheerleading and my coach never stops pushing us to be the best that we can be. Once we master a skill or start to become good at something she introduces us to a harder skill that we have to work even harder to accomplish. I also think that this is something to live your life by everyday. For me sometimes I get into the habit of just going to class, doing my homework, and studying for my tests without ...