Quotes About Mindset

There is no old age. There is, as there always was, only you.

our inner thoughts and attitudes are not passive in their effects, but create reality.

Things don't have to be sane when they're normal.

Life is excellent or life blows, depending on how you look at it.

There you go: Someone who puts «positive thinking» and «shit» in the same concept can inspire some serious eye-rolling if you're the type who works at keeping your thought-life healthy.

no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

True self-confidence is "the courage to be open—to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source." Real self-confidence is not reflected in a title, an expensive suit, a fancy car, or a series of acquisitions. It is reflected in your mindset: your readiness to grow.

when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail—or if you're not the best—it's all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they're doing regardless of the outcome . They're tackling problems, charting new courses, working on important issues. Maybe they haven't found the cure for cancer, but the search was deeply meaningful.

Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach, says you aren't a failure until you start to blame. What he means is that you can still be in the process of learning from your mistakes until you deny them.

Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?

I derive just as much happiness from the process as from the results.

The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.

IF, like those with the growth mindset, you believe you can develop yourself, then you're open to accurate information about your current abilities, even it it's unflattering. What's more, if you're oriented toward learning, as they are, you need accurate information about your current abilities in order to learn effectively

remarkable thing I've learned from my research is that in the growth mindset, you don't always need confidence. What I mean is that even when you think you're not good at something, you can still plunge into it wholeheartedly and stick to it. Actually, sometimes you plunge into something because you're not good at it.

effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

Finding #2: Those with the growth mindset found setbacks motivating. They're informative. They're a wake-up call.

If you had to choose, which would it be? Loads of success and validation or lots of challenge?

Becoming is better than being." The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be.

In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I'm judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am interested in your development.

People may start with different temperaments and different aptitudes, but it is clear that experience, training, and personal effort take them the rest of the way.

As growth-minded leaders, they start with a belief in human potential and development—both their own and other people's. Instead of using the company as a vehicle for their greatness, they use it as an engine of growth—for themselves, the employees, and the company as a whole.

If you're somebody when you're successful, what are you when you're unsuccessful?