“In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail—or if you’re not the best—it’s all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome . They’re tackling problems, charting new courses, working on important issues. Maybe they haven’t found the cure for cancer, but the search was deeply meaningful.”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“As growth-minded leaders, they start with a belief in human potential and development—both their own and other people’s. Instead of using the company as a vehicle for their greatness, they use it as an engine of growth—for themselves, the employees, and the company as a whole.”
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
“Finding #2: Those with the growth mindset found setbacks motivating. They’re informative. They’re a wake-up call.”
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
“the fixed-mindset premise that great geniuses do not need great teams. They just need little helpers to carry out their brilliant ideas.”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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