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Professional Skills: Grit and Growth Mindset

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Set SMART goals for personal and professional growth

  • Cultivate a growth mindset to embrace challenges and learning

  • Develop grit to persevere and overcome obstacles

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March 2026

Assessments

4 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Professional Skills: Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 5 modules in this course

Unlock your potential to overcome setbacks and thrive with purpose. This course equips you with a resilient mindset built on grit, growth, and self-awareness.

Success isn’t just about talent β€” it’s about perseverance, mindset, and the ability to learn from challenges. Grit and Growth Mindset, led by Dr. Shari Collins from the ASU School of Humanities, empowers learners to develop the tools to persevere in the face of adversity, turn feedback into fuel, and reframe failures as opportunities. Whether you're looking to advance professionally or navigate personal goals more effectively, this course offers evidence-based strategies and real-world applications to help you stay motivated, resilient, and on track β€” no matter what life throws your way.

This module introduces the fundamental principles of setting effective goals for personal and professional development. You will explore the underlying causes and resources that contribute to successful goal attainment and learn how to formulate SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals. By understanding and applying these concepts, you will be better equipped to direct your efforts towards meaningful growth.

What's included

1 assignment7 plugins

1 assignmentβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Quiz: Setting goals toward growthβ€’8 minutes
7 pluginsβ€’Total 45 minutes
  • Setting goals toward growth: Causes and resourcesβ€’3 minutes
  • Setting goals toward growth: Setting a SMART growth goalβ€’6 minutes
  • Practice the solution: Setting goals toward growthβ€’10 minutes
  • Job aid: Setting SMART goalsβ€’3 minutes
  • Reflect on the solution: Setting goals toward growthβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating growth-oriented goals: Key takeawaysβ€’3 minutes
  • Apply the solution: Set a SMART goalβ€’10 minutes

In this module, you will delve into the concept of a growth mindset and its critical role in professional development. You will learn to differentiate between fixed and growth mindsets and understand how to cultivate a growth-oriented perspective in your work life. This module will provide strategies to emphasize your growth at work, practice new approaches, and reflect on how a growth mindset can transform your professional journey.

What's included

1 assignment7 plugins

1 assignmentβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Quiz: Building a mindset for work growthβ€’8 minutes
7 pluginsβ€’Total 43 minutes
  • Building a mindset for work growth: Causes and resourcesβ€’3 minutes
  • Building a mindset for work growth: Emphasizing your growth at workβ€’4 minutes
  • Practice the solution: Building a mindset for work growthβ€’10 minutes
  • Job aid: Fixed mindset vs. growth mindsetβ€’3 minutes
  • Reflect on the solution: Building a mindset for work growthβ€’10 minutes
  • Creating a professional growth mindset: Key takeawaysβ€’3 minutes
  • Apply the solution: Assess the current state of your goalsβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on developing your sense of grit, a crucial trait for sustained success and resilience. You will explore the origins and resources related to grit and learn practical ways to integrate grit into your daily life. Through practice and reflection, you will gain a deeper understanding of how to persevere through challenges and maintain focus on your long-term objectives.

What's included

1 assignment7 plugins

1 assignmentβ€’Total 8 minutes
  • Quiz: Developing your sense of gritβ€’8 minutes
7 pluginsβ€’Total 45 minutes
  • Developing your sense of grit: Causes and resourcesβ€’3 minutes
  • Developing your sense of grit: Practicing grit in your own lifeβ€’6 minutes
  • Practice the solution: Developing your sense of gritβ€’10 minutes
  • Job aid: Developing gritβ€’3 minutes
  • Reflect on the solution: Developing your sense of gritβ€’10 minutes
  • Adding some grit to your daily life: Key takeawaysβ€’3 minutes
  • Apply the solution: SMART-R goal assessmentβ€’10 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to effectively leverage your grit to overcome obstacles that arise in your personal and professional life. You will explore strategies for planning to address challenges, practice problem-solving techniques, and reflect on how grit can transform setbacks into opportunities for growth. This module will equip you with the tools to navigate difficulties with resilience and determination.

What's included

1 assignment7 plugins

1 assignmentβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Quiz: Using grit to overcome obstaclesβ€’10 minutes
7 pluginsβ€’Total 44 minutes
  • Using grit to overcome obstacles: Causes and resourcesβ€’3 minutes
  • Using grit to overcome obstacles: Planning to address obstaclesβ€’5 minutes
  • Practice the solution: Using grit to overcome obstaclesβ€’10 minutes
  • Job aid: Buffet's 25/5 ruleβ€’3 minutes
  • Reflect on the solution: Using grit to overcome obstaclesβ€’10 minutes
  • Overcoming obstacles to grit and growth: Key takeawaysβ€’3 minutes
  • Apply the solution: Narrow down your goals to one SMART goalβ€’10 minutes

This concluding module provides an opportunity to reflect on your learning journey and consider how to integrate these principles into your ongoing personal and professional development. This module serves as a final step to solidify your understanding and prepare you for continued growth.

What's included

1 reading1 plugin

1 readingβ€’Total 3 minutes
  • End of course surveyβ€’3 minutes
1 pluginβ€’Total 3 minutes
  • End of course surveyβ€’3 minutes

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