Quotes About Self-improvement

There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.

Even in the growth mindset, failure can be a painful experience. But it doesn't define you. It's a problem to be faced, dealt with, and learned from.

People with the growth mindset hoped for a different kind of partner. They said their ideal mate was someone who would: See their faults and help them to work on them. Challenge them to become a better person. Encourage them to learn new things.

Resumiendo, el talento natural no analiza sus defectos, ni los elimina entrenando o practicando. La mera idea de ser imperfecto es aterradora.

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.

talented. Validating yourself. In the other—the world of changing qualities—it's about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.

you aren't a failure until you start to blame.

Howard Gardner, in his book "Extraordinary Minds", concluded that exceptional individuals have "a special talent for identifying their own strengths and weaknesses." It's interesting that those with the growth mindset seem to have that talent.

Es tentador crear un mundo en el que somos perfectos (¡ah!, recuerdo ese sentimiento de la escuela elemental). Podemos escoger pareja, hacer amigos o contratar a gente que nos haga sentir infalibles. Pero piénsalo: ¿acaso no quieres crecer nunca? La próxima vez que te tiente rodearte de adoradores, ve a la iglesia. Para todo lo demás, busca la crítica constructiva.

growth mindset doesn't force you to pursue something. It just tells you that you can develop your skills. It's still up to you whether you want

If you have room on your mirror, copy them over and tape them there, too.

Por qué perder el tiempo demostrando una y otra vez lo bueno que eres, cuando podrías invertir esa energía en ser aún mejor? ¿Por qué ocultar las deficiencias, en lugar de superarlas? ¿Por qué rodearte solo de amigos o compañeros que alimenten tu autoestima en lugar de abrirte a otros que te reten a crecer? ¿Y por qué ir por el camino trillado en lugar de arriesgarte a vivir experiencias enriquecedoras?

work toward curing yourself of the need to blame. Move beyond thinking about fault and blame.

Maybe you could try making it a more growth-mindset place, starting with yourself. Are there ways you could be less defensive about your mistakes? Could you profit more from the feedback you get? Are there ways you can create more learning experiences for yourself?

how a belief that your qualities are carved in stone leads to a host of thoughts and actions, and how a belief that your qualities can be cultivated leads to a host of different thoughts and actions, taking you down an entirely different road.

Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset— creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.

Instead of letting the experience define him, he took control of it. He used it to become a better player and, he believes, a better person.

Who cared about or enjoyed learning when our whole being was at stake every time she gave us a test or called on us in class?

But those with the fixed mindset didn't want to expose their deficiencies. Instead, to feel smart in the short run, they

Instead of letting the experience define him, he took control of it. He used it to become a better player and, he believes, a

You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better." He

You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better.

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 people with the growth mindset, the number one goal was forgiveness. As one woman said: "I'm no saint, but I knew for my own peace of mind that I had to forgive and forget. He hurt me but I had a whole life waiting for me and I'll be damned if I was going to live it in the past. One day I just said, 'Good luck to him and good luck to me.'