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Mindset How you can fulfil your potential –\u00a0Carol Dweck<\/a> is a World-renowned Stanford University psychologist having committed decades of research on achievement and success.<\/p>\n

I first heard Carol speak on an interview with HBR in 2010 and loved what I heard. Her down to earth, throughtful style made for great listening and learning, so I grabbed a copy and dived right in. Since then I have kept this book my the shelf within sight daily and referenced numerous times over the years. I regullary hear her work referenced by University Professors world over, Journalists, Documentries and Coaches.<\/p>\n

Fixed vs Growth<\/h3>\n

Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardise success.<\/p>\n

With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.<\/p>\n

From the shape of your skull to the size of your foot, your body\u2019s physical characteristics are more or less entirely predetermined from the start. Of course you can get plastic surgery or break a bone, but we human beings generally have very little control over our bodies\u2019 features.<\/p>\n

But what about intellectual and physical abilities, like playing basketball, drawing or solving math problems? Are they hereditary or learned? Today, most scientists agree that if you want to become a concert violinist, you not only need to have a musical disposition, but must dedicate years of your life to practising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Perceptions<\/h3>\n\n\n

Still, there are as many answers to this question as there are people, for our mindset plays a crucial role in how we see ourselves and others. Simply put, our mindset shapes our beliefs in accomplishing something.<\/p>\n\n\n

These two extremes form the basis for the concept of a fixed<\/em> versus a growth<\/em> mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe they are born naturally gifted at doing some things but utterly incapable of others, whereas people with a growth mindset believe they can become virtuosos of anything if they try hard enough.<\/p>\n\n\n

So the people in the latter group continue growing throughout their lives, acquiring new skills without reservation and actively engaging in their relationships. For them, life in all its facets is in a constant state of change.<\/p>\n\n\n

By contrast, people with a fixed mindset often let their black-and-white way of thinking obstruct their development. If they fail at something, they bury their heads in the sand or blame others. They hope for everlasting love in their relationships rather than working on the relationships themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n

Our mindset shapes whether we believe we can learn and change and grow \u2013 or not.\u00a0Mindset How you can fulfil your potential.<\/p>\n\n\n

Our Perceptions<\/p>\n\n\n

Still, there are as many answers to this question as there are people, for our mindset plays a crucial role in how we see ourselves and others. Simply put, our mindset shapes our beliefs in accomplishing something.<\/p>\n\n\n

These two extremes form the basis for the concept of a fixed<\/em> versus a growth<\/em> mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe they are born naturally gifted at doing some things but utterly incapable of others, whereas people with a growth mindset believe they can become virtuosos of anything if they try hard enough.<\/p>\n\n\n

So the people in the latter group continue growing throughout their lives, acquiring new skills without reservation and actively engaging in their relationships. For them, life in all its facets is in a constant state of change.<\/p>\n\n\n

By contrast, people with a fixed mindset often let their black-and-white way of thinking obstruct their development. If they fail at something, they bury their heads in the sand or blame others. They hope for everlasting love in their relationships rather than working on the relationships themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n

Our mindset shapes whether we believe we can learn and change and grow \u2013 or not. Mindset How you can fulfil your potential<\/p>\n\n\n

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