Scott Petinga isn’t afraid to fail. “If anything, I shouldn’t be a success story. I’ve failed at everything I’ve ever tried; kicked out of the Marines, flunked out of school, fired from jobs, divorced... you name it, I’ve failed at it. But every success story, I believe, starts from failure. Why? Because that’s where all the learning happens.”
Additionally, Scott has his preferred Action Mindset Profile, but recognizes that we don't all succeed via this same mindset. Our journeys don't all start in the same location.
As Scott often says: To begin making real progress, you need to learn where you’re most comfortable, most skilled and most proficient. Then move on and find a place where you feel most uncomfortable, most uncertain and the most unsure of yourself. That’s the first step. Action Mindset Profiles consist of four distinct dimensions: Risk, Conflict, Decisiveness and Goal Mindsets. You may have already read about the profiles associated with these mindsetshere.
Before we explain these mindsets, let’s first describe what’s different between a Mindset and a Personality trait.
Mindset: An adopted and preferred way of approaching life. Personality: A wired way of acting and behaving based on genes and environment.
The biggest difference: Mindset is a choice. Your CHOICE! Once you understand your preferences, your defaults, and you begin to recognize the strengths and weaknesses associated with those preferences, you can make a change.
This mindset highlights the boldness with which we pursue our passions versus a preference for what is known:
The second mindset determines our willingness seek welcome versus avoid failure:
The next mindset involves our desire for immediate action versus intense planning:
The final mindset focuses on the tendency to pursue identified goals passionately versus being diverted from goals for other purposes:
Guides : Those who show direction to others for achieving a vision
Supporters : Those who work to ensure visions are achieved
Capitalizers : Those who profit from a given vision.
Visionaries : Those who develop new visions to inspire others
This table shows all possible Action Mindset Profiles with their associated Mindset group and a slogan for the type:
Mindset Group |
Action Mindset Profile |
Slogan |
---|---|---|
Guides |
Ringmaster (SAIT) |
The show must go on! |
Planner (SAFT) |
Things must go according to plan. |
|
Head Coach (SRFT) |
Practice makes perfect! |
|
Sherpa (SRIT) |
I’ll show you the way! |
|
Supporters |
Tinker (SAIE) |
I can help! |
Citizen (SAFE) |
Do what you should do! |
|
Advisor (SRFE) |
I have an idea! |
|
Ninja (SRIE) |
You’re welcome! |
|
Capitalizers |
Day Trader (GAIE) |
Play the odds! Sink or swim! |
Pundit (GAFE) |
Let’s talk about… |
|
Investor (GRFE) |
Change when the situation changes. |
|
Streetfighter (GRIE) |
Do whatever works! |
|
Visionaries |
Shark (GAIT) |
I know what to do to succeed. |
Dreamer (GAFT) |
Tomorrow will be better. |
|
Mastermind (GRFT) |
Change the world! |
|
Trailblazer (GRIT) |
Create your own path. |
Scott’s initial identification of Action Mindsets was achieved through deep introspection about his own life experiences and what led him to be successful
despite great odds. With this introspective foundation, he set out to confirm his hunches.
After testing different ways of assessing the Action Mindsets, he discovered that the insights he achieved from his personal experiences were shared and validated by hundreds of survey respondents, whose mindset preferences accurately correlated with life outcomes including salary, recovery from tragedy,
level of education, entrepreneurial orientation, and likelihood of being an inventor. You can discover more about your Action Mindset Profileby purchasing your premium profile.