mindset the new psychology of success book by carol dweck

It’s very possible to be somewhere in the middle, and to lean a certain way in one area of life, and a different way in other areas.

Yes, people differ greatly – in aptitude, talents, interests, or temperaments – but everyone can change and grow through application and experience. Characteristics such as intelligence, personality, and creativity are fixed traits, rather than something that can be developed.Ī growth mindset comes from the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through effort. These following two mindsets represent the extreme ends on either side of a spectrum.Ī fixed mindset comes from the belief that your qualities are carved in stone – who you are is who you are, period. Your mindset is the view you have of your qualities and characteristics – where they come from and whether they can change. Much of who you are on a day-to-day basis comes from your mindset. What is this powerful, yet simple belief? The Fixed and Growth Mindsets It influences our self-awareness, our self-esteem, our creativity, our ability to face challenges, our resilience to setbacks, our levels of depression, and our tendency to stereotype, among other things. It often marks the difference between excellence and mediocrity. This belief limits our potential or enables our success. That is the central message in Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.ĭweck and her colleagues’ research has found a very simple belief about ourselves that guides and permeates nearly every part of our lives. For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt of yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.

Mindset the new psychology of success book by carol dweck