Maybe you don’t know how to do something at work. Instead of asking the boss or seeking someone as a mentor, you might not want to show them your ignorance. So, you’re depriving yourself of this learning and mentorship. All of these ways are ways that a fixed mindset will hold you back. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and self-improvement. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
Praise your child explicitly for how capable they are of learning rather than telling them how smart they are. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
We’re finding that many parents endorse a growth mindset, but they still respond to their children’s errors, setbacks or failures as though they’re damaging and harmful. If they show anxiety or overconcern, those kids are going toward a more fixed mindset. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
This knowledge that you might have to really reorganize and redefine yourself and build new skills is really important. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
People often confuse a growth mindset with being flexible or open-minded or with having a positive outlook – qualities they believe they’ve simply always had. My colleagues and I call this a false growth mindset. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
I’ve always been interested, since graduate school, in why some children wilt and shrink back from challenges and give up in the face of obstacles, while others avidly seek challenges and become even more invested in the face of obstacles. So this has been my primary question for over 40 years. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
When I was in graduate school, I became very interested in why some kids took on challenges and were able to bounce back from setbacks whereas others shy away from difficulty and really crumble when they hit failures. I became fascinated with people who had that kind of courage to take on challenges. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
You don’t know what your abilities are until you make a full commitment to developing them. Carol S. Dweck Read Quote
