Quotes About Achievement

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.

Does ability automatically take you where you want to go?

Gran parte de los que tienen mentalidad de crecimiento ni siquiera planean llegar a la cumbre; llegan a ella como resultado de hacer lo que aman. 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.

In the growth mindset, it's almost inconceivable to want something badly, to think you have a chance to achieve it, and then do nothing about it. When it happens, the "I could have been" is heartbreaking, not comforting.

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

Para os de mindset de crescimento, sucesso significava fazer o melhor possível, aprender e se aperfeiçoar.

You can look back and say, "I could have been…," polishing your unused endowments like trophies. Or you can look back and say, "I gave my all for the things I valued." Think about what you want to look back and say. Then choose your mindset.

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.

There are many myths about ability and achievement, especially about the lone, brilliant person suddenly producing amazing things. Yet Darwin's masterwork, The Origin of Species, took years of teamwork in the field, hundreds of discussions with colleagues and mentors, several preliminary drafts, and half a lifetime of dedication before it reached fruition.

Some might attribute my transformation to the laws of heredity. … But I think it was my reward for all those hours of work on the bridle path, the neighborhood sidewalks and the schoolhouse corridors.

Un esfuerzo rico, educado y con contactos funciona mejor.

Gran parte de los que tienen mentalidad de crecimiento ni siquiera planean llegar a la cumbre; llegan a ella como resultado de hacer lo que aman.

Sometimes people with the growth mindset stretch themselves so far that they do the impossible.

Como esse estudo era uma espécie de teste de QI, é possível dizer que elogiar a capacidade reduziu o QI dos alunos, e elogiar o esforço elevou-o.

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.

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.

La mentalidad fija se enfoca en el resultado. Si fracasas –o si no eres el mejor–, todo se ha desperdiciado

En general, la gente con mentalidad fija prefiere un éxito sin esfuerzo, ya que es la mejor manera de demostrar su talento.

Mozart labored for more than ten years until he produced any work that we admire today.

The hero's achievement, in short, is to affirm life.

While she admired those who excelled, she considered sports a torture to be avoided if at all possible.

I still don't believe it," Christina said. "I shook hands with the president." "You shook—that's what you did!" Alex teased her. "Your hand was shaking like a leaf.

Winning is nothing unless the opponent is worthy

We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.