Quotes About Mindset

How can you make your change a matter of identity rather than a matter of consequences?

In life, we can work so hard to get the kinks out that we forget to put the peaks in.

To experience more defining moments, we need to rethink the way we set goals.

When Blakely and her brother were growing up, her father would ask them a question every week at the dinner table: "What did you guys fail at this week?" "If we had nothing to tell him, he'd be disappointed," Blakely said. "The logic seems counterintuitive, but it worked beautifully. He knew that many people become paralyzed by the fear of failure.

should not be "losing 10 pounds," it should be something intrinsically motivating, such as "Fitting into my sexy black pants (without gastrointestinal distress)." Suddenly, your weight-loss mission starts looking more like a playful quest, with frequent victories along the way, and less like a daily weigh-in on the bathroom scale

The growth mindset, then, is a buffer against defeatism. It reframes failure as a natural part of the change process. And that's critical, because people will persevere only if they perceive falling down as learning rather than as failing.

It changed their attitude from reactive and critical to active and creative.

SMART goals presume the emotion; they don't generate it.

Many people have discovered that, when it comes to changing their own behavior, environmental tweaks beat self-control every time.

What's least commonsensical is that pits can sometimes be flipped into peaks.

the pop-psychology literature is full of gurus urging you to visualize success. It turns out that a positive mental attitude isn't quite enough to get the job done. Maybe financial gurus shouldn't be telling us to imagine that we're filthy rich; instead, they should be telling us to replay the steps that led to our being poor.

Learn to recognize your own scripts. Play with them, poke at them, disrupt them.

Novelty even changes our perception of time.

This and that." Often, for example, we'll get stuck in a mindset of prevention OR promotion. If we can do both, seeking out options that minimize harm AND maximize opportunity, we are more likely to uncover our full spectrum of choices.

She said, "When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed.…

forming a habit isn't all environmental—it's also mental.

growth mindset compliment praises effort rather than natural skill:

A small win reduces importance ('this is no big deal'), reduces demands ('that's all that needs to be done'), and raises perceived skill levels ('I can do at least that')." All three of these factors will tend to make change easier and more self-sustaining.

the growth mindset can be taught and that it can change lives.

to create and sustain change, you've got to act more like a coach and less like a scorekeeper. You've got to embrace a growth mindset and instill it in your team.

Teach the growth mindset. Every success is going to involve rough patches.

Mindset, by Carol Dweck

The growth mindset, then, is a buffer against defeatism. It reframes failure as a natural part of the change process.

One Small Step Can Change Your Life, by Robert Maurer [Individual and organizational change]. If you liked the chapter on shrinking the change, this is your book. Maurer shows how small steps can lead to great change.