What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
I grew up in an environment that promoted a very fixed mindset. It was an era that worshipped IQ and thought that… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
When someone endorses a fixed mindset, it can limit them, even if they're successful at the moment, because if they start struggling… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
My undergraduates, at first, get all starry-eyed about the idea of finding their passion, but over time, they get far more excited… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“CEOs face this choice all the time. Should they confront their shortcomings or should they create a world where they have none?… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it (and sometimes… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Is there something in your past that you think measured you? A test score? A dishonest or callous action? Being fired from… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“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… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
“What on earth would make someone a nonlearner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Infants stretch their skills daily. Not just… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
“When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they’re special. Even superior.” — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share
