From the course: Cultivating a Growth Mindset (2018)
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The mindset choice
- Those with a growth mindset tend to reach higher levels of achievement and ability. They're a lot more likely to reach their potential, to achieve goals and targets, and to feel in control of creating their success. For decades, research has believed our brains were wired in a way that meant you either had a skill or you don't. And it was all to do with genetics. What we now know is the brain is far more adaptable than we realized. This means we have control over our abilities and achievements and we can decide how we develop psychologically or physically. Very little of this is due to genetics or skills and talents we're born with. If you have a fixed mindset, you generally believe what you're able to achieve is limited by your current talent or ability levels, and you'll believe it's hard to change that. If you have a growth mindset, however, you believe your ability and skills can improve over time with dedicated focus and practice. The key to cultivating a growth mindset is…
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