Crystal's Essay
The aspects of the Growth and Fixed mindset that I can identify in my personal history would be surrounding my relationships. When I was younger, I figured that the man of my dreams could/would whisk me away to a fairytale land and we would ride off into the sunset. Our relationship would be perfect and easy, only arguing over who loves the other more. He would worship the ground that I walked on and be a Thomas Crowne-like mind-reader. As maturity set in, I realized that that wasn’t at all what it was about. I was transitioning from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset here. When I met my (now) husband, we set out to sharpen each other and to help the other grow. We choose to love each other where we’re at, and not where we want to be or where we want the other person to be. We are present with each other and remind ourselves that it’s about the journey, not the destination. We argue.. or (ahem) “discuss”.. whether brand is better than generic and who deserves t