Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Top 10 lesson learned from book-Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 1. Adopt a Growth Mindset and Focus on Learning Over Achievement. When you focus on a growth mindset, you embrace all the things that have felt threatening: challenge, struggle, criticism, and setbacks. When you embrace the tough stuff, you open yourself up to fully realize your potential and all that you can be. Instead of depending on luck or “natural” talent, you focus on developing your skills and abilities, and learning from your efforts. 2. You Can Change Your Mindset. The good news is that even if you currently have a fixed mindset, it’s not a fixed thing. “Mindsets are an important part of your personality, but you can change them. Just by knowing about the two mindsets, you can start thinking and reacting in new ways. People tell me that they start to catch themselves when they are in the throes of the fixed mindset — passing up a chance for learning, feeling labeled by a failure, or getting discouraged whe...