A Growth mindset means you believe you can improve and learn new things. You see challenges as opportunities, don’t fear failure and focus on getting better every day continuously.

Key characteristics include –

1. Embracing challenges involves viewing obstacles as opportunities for growth and learning.
2. Persisting through obstacles involves continued effort, resilience and determination despite setbacks occurring.
3. Viewing failure as a learning opportunity transforms setbacks into valuable life lessons.
4. Believing intelligence and abilities can be developed sees potential for continuous improvement.
5.  Seeking feedback and learning from criticism fosters growth through constructive self reflection always.
6. Focusing on progress not perfection prioritizes incremental growth over flawless outcomes always.
7.  Resilience and adaptability enable flexible coping and adjustment to changing circumstances seamlessly.

To cultivate a Growth mindset – 

1. Recognizing and challenging fixed mindset thoughts replaces limitations with empowering possibilities instantly.
2. Reframing failures as learning experiences converts setbacks into valuable growth opportunities always.
3. Setting learning oriented goals focuses effort on progress, mastery and skill development continuously.
4. Seeking constructive feedback encourages open mindedness, self awareness and targeted improvement opportunities always available.
5. Practicing self reflection and self awareness fosters personal insight by identifying areas for continuous growth.
6. Emphasizing effort not talent or natural ability rewards persistence and hard work.
7. Celebrating progress and persistence reinforces motivation and acknowledging small wins fuels resilience always.

Challenges to growth mindset include fear of failure, fixed beliefs, lack of self awareness, perfectionism, external pressures and limited resources which can hinder openness to learning and change.