Quotes About Mindset

Is there something in your past that you think measured you? A test score? A dishonest or callous action? Being fired from a job? Being rejected? Focus on that thing. Feel all the emotions that go with it. Now put it in a growth-mindset perspective. Look honestly at your role in it, but understand that it doesn't define your intelligence or personality. Instead, ask: What did I (or can I ) learn from that experience? How can I use it as a basis for growth? Carry that with you instead.

Success is about being your best self, not about being better than others; failure is an opportunity, not a condemnation; effort is the key to success.

the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.

Are there situations where you get stupid—where you disengage your intelligence? Next time you're in one of those situations, get yourself into a growth mindset—think about learning and improvement, not judgment—and hook it back up.

Yes, he was depressed, but he was coping the way people in the growth mindset tend to cope—with determination.

What allowed me to take that first step, to choose growth and risk rejection? In the fixed mindset, I had needed my blame and bitterness. It made me feel more righteous, powerful, and whole than thinking I was at fault. The growth mindset allowed me to give up the blame and move on. The growth mindset gave me a mother.

When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they're special. Even superior.

When Do You Feel Smart: When You're Flawless or When You're Learning?

Your horse is only as fast as your brain. Every time you learn something, your horse will move ahead.

The students with growth mindset completely took charge of their learning and motivation.

In the fixed mindset, setbacks label you.

The growth mindset allows people to value what they're doing regardless of the outcome.

Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training. This is so important, because many, many people with the fixed mindset think that someone's early performance tells you all you need to know about their talent and their future.

there's a lot of intelligence out there being wasted by underestimating students' potential to develop.

Another way people with the fixed mindset try to repair their self-esteem after a failure is by assigning blame or making excuses.

What eventually set him apart was his mindset and drive. He never stopped being the curious, tinkering boy looking for new challenges.

The effort kids simply thought the difficulty meant "Apply more effort or try new strategies." They didn't see it as a failure, and they didn't think it reflected on their intellect.

The growth mindset also doesn't mean everything that can be changed should be changed. We all need to accept some of our imperfections, especially the ones that don't really harm our lives or the lives of others.

When people are in a growth mindset, the stereotype doesn't disrupt their performance. The growth mindset takes the teeth out of the stereotype and makes people better able to fight back. They don't believe in permanent inferiority. And if they are behind—well, then they'll work harder, seek help and try to catch up. The growth mindset also makes people able to take what they can and what they need even from a threatening environment.

Finally, it means creating a growth-mindset environment in which people can thrive. This involves: • Presenting skills as learnable • Conveying that the organization values learning and perseverance, not just ready-made genius or talent • Giving feedback in a way that promotes learning and future success • Presenting managers as resources for learning Without a belief in human development, many corporate training programs become exercises of limited value.

Actually, people with the fixed mindset expect ability to show up on its own, before any learning takes place.

John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach, says you aren't a failure until you start to blame.

the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

Is there something you've always wanted to do but were afraid you weren't good at? Make a plan to do it.