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Growth Mindset Goal Setting

A growth mindset means believing skills can improve through practice, useful strategies, feedback and reflection. Read the mini case, then work through the questions. For the personal planning questions, sample answers are provided as examples; your own thoughtful answer may be different.

Case file: Harbour Bites

Keira and Zoe are planning a lunchtime pop-up selling toasted sandwiches. They have $60 to spend on ingredients and packaging. Their first budget leaves only $4 after costs, and they are unsure whether this is enough profit. Keira says, “We’re bad at budgeting. Let’s stop.” Zoe says, “We missed something. Let’s check our prices, ask for feedback and try another version.” They review the costs, practise explaining their idea, and ask classmates which filling they would buy. The feedback suggests offering one popular filling instead of three. Their next budget is clearer, but they still need to test whether the selling price covers all costs.

1.Which response best shows a growth mindset in the case?

Keira’s first reaction: “We’re bad at budgeting. Let’s stop.”
Zoe’s suggestion to check costs, ask for feedback and try another version.
Deciding the first budget must be correct because it took effort.

2.Name two specific actions in the case that could help the team improve its business idea.

3.Classify each statement as fixed mindset or growth mindset. (a) “I made a mistake in the budget, so I’ll check each cost.” (b) “I’m not confident speaking, so I should never pitch an idea.” (c) “I don’t understand profit yet; I’ll practise with an example.”

4.The team’s first budget leaves $4 after costs. What can they reasonably conclude from this information alone?

The business will definitely succeed.
The team should check whether all costs are included and whether the selling price is realistic.
They have made $60 profit.
Feedback is no longer useful.

5.Rewrite this fixed-mindset reaction as a useful growth-mindset response: “Our first idea didn’t work, so we’re hopeless at business.” Include one practical next action.

Build a goal you can act on

Use a goal that matters to you, such as improving budgeting, presenting an idea or using feedback. A strong goal is specific, realistic and easy to check. The sample response below is one possible plan, not the only right answer.

6.Write one business or learning skill you want to improve, then make the goal specific. State what you will do and by when.

7.List two small actions that will help you work towards your goal. At least one action should involve practice, feedback or checking your work.

8.Name one challenge you might meet while working on your goal. What strategy could you use if it happens?

9.Choose one sign that would show you are improving. Make it something you could observe or check, rather than “I will be perfect.”

10.A classmate says, “Your idea is confusing.” Write one respectful follow-up question that could turn this comment into useful feedback.

11.In two or three sentences, explain how a growth mindset could help someone starting a small business. Include one example of learning from evidence or a mistake.

12.Write one action you will take this week to practise a growth mindset. Add when you will do it and how you will know you did it.