Quotes About Attitude

tune in to the messages you're sending. Are they messages that say: You have permanent traits and I'm judging them? Or are they messages that say You're a developing person and I'm interested in your development?

For in the world of the fixed mindset, there is no way to become an Eagle. If you were a true Eagle, you would have aced the test and been hailed as an Eagle at once.

understand the kind of mindset that could turn a failure into a gift.

Estas creencias pueden ser conscientes o inconscientes, pero influyen en lo que deseamos y determinan en gran parte si lo conseguimos o no.

It's ironic: The top is where the fixed-mindset people hunger to be, but it's where many growth-minded people arrive as a by-product of their enthusiasm for what they do.

Brutal Bosses McCall goes on to point out that when leaders feel they are inherently better than others, they may start to believe that the needs or feelings of the lesser people can be ignored. None of our fixed-mindset leaders cared much about the little guy, and many were outright contemptuous of those beneath them on the corporate ladder. Where does this lead? In the guise of "keeping people on their toes," these bosses may mistreat workers.

Philip: Gee, I'm so clumsy. Father: That's not what we say when nails spill. Philip: What do we you say? Father: You say, the nails spilled - I'll pick them up!

John Wooden, el legendario entrenador de baloncesto, dice que no eres un fracasado hasta que no empiezas a culpar

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.

This is a wonderful feature of the growth mindset. You don't have to think you're already great at something to want to do it and to enjoy doing it.

I'll never forget the first time I heard myself say, "This is hard. This is fun." That's the moment I knew I was changing mindsets.

Cuanto peor se sentían, tanto más motivadas se volvían y tanto más afrontaban los problemas que tenían frente a sí.

The fixed mindset stands in the way of development and change. The growth mindset is a starting point for change,

El esfuerzo es para aquellos que no tienen la capacidad. La gente con mentalidad fija nos dice: «Si tienes que trabajar mucho, será que no se te da bien», y añade: «Los verdaderos genios no necesitan esforzarse».

Como indica un artículo de The New York Times,32el fracaso ha pasado de ser una acción (yo fracaso) a ser una identidad (yo soy un fracasado). Esto es especialmente cierto en la mentalidad fija.

We know from our studies that people with the fixed mindset do not admit and correct their deficiencies.

Es irónico: la cima es el lugar donde los que tienen mentalidad fija ansían estar, y sin embargo, es el lugar al que llegan –sin buscarlo– muchos de los que tienen mentalidad de crecimiento, simplemente como consecuencia del entusiasmo que sienten por lo que hacen.

La mentalidad de crecimiento permite que la gente valore lo que está haciendo sin tener en cuenta el resultado.

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.

Con seguridad las personas de mentalidad fija han leído libros que aseguran que el éxito tiene que ver con ser la mejor versión de ti mismo, no con ser mejor que los demás; que el fracaso es una oportunidad, no una condena, o que el esfuerzo es la llave del éxito. Pero no pueden ponerlo en práctica porque su mentalidad básica –la creencia en rasgos fijos–

As a New York Times article points out, failure has been transformed from an action (I failed) to an identity (I am a failure).

Por cierto, la mentalidad de crecimiento no te fuerza a dedicarte a nada; simplemente te dice que puedes desarrollar tus habilidades. De nuevo eres tú quien tiene que decidir si quieres hacerlo o no.

Essa tradição demonstra também como a mudança das crenças individuais, mesmo as mais simples, é capaz de produzir efeitos profundos.

Many subjects harshly devalue the victim as a consequence of acting against him. Such comments as, 'He was so stupid and stubborn he deserved to get shocked,' were common. Once having acted against the victim, these subjects found it necessary to view him as an unworthy individual, whose punishment was made inevitable by his own deficiencies of intellect and character.