In order to grow and develop into your highest potential as an individual, you need to practice long term thinking. If you only live for the moment, you will have difficulty scaling your life.
The primary difference between a goal mindset and a growth mindset, is that goals are ideal while growth/progress is real. Progress is evidence, it provides you with easily identifiable personal facts that highlight your growth.
Being closed-minded prevents you from seeing the whole picture, which limits your perspective. Having a limited perspective can distort the image of truth. A life long learner is always seeking more knowledge, more perspective, which helps them gain a better understanding of what is real and true.
It can be much harder to stay motivated for the climb up when you have already seen the view from the top. Winning can be dangerous because it can induce complacency. The winners who are able to resist complacency and continuously improve become legends
