Interesting lines from ‘Mindset-How you can fulfil your true potential’ by Dr Carol S. Dweck-Part 2

1. “So let’s see. If you’re successful, you’re better than other people. You get to abuse them and have them grovel. In the fixed mindset, this is what can pass for self-esteem”
2. “This is something I know for a fact: You have to work hardest for the things you love most”
3. “The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judged; the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving”
4. “The growth mindset does allow people to love what they’re doing—and to continue to love it in the face of difficulties”
5. “Many growth-minded people didn’t even plan to go to the top. They got there as a result of doing what they love. 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”
6. “Before we judge, let’s remember that effort isn’t quite everything and that all effort is not created equal”
7. “Growth mindset people are not seeking it as a validation of their worth or as something that will make them better than others”

“Here’s a copy of this graphic summary of the two mindsets by Nigel Holmes – click here

Interesting lines from ‘Mindset-How you can fulfil your true potential’ by Dr Carol S. Dweck-Part 1

Excerpt From: Carol Dweck. “Mindset: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential.” Apple Books.