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It also means we need to train leaders, managers, and employees to believe in growth, in addition to training them in the specifics of effective communication and mentoring.

great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning.

This was my greatest learning disability—this tendency to see performance as a reflection of character and, if I could not accomplish something right away, to avoid that task or treat it with contempt.

“I think I learned that I can play here.”

success means they’re smart, then failure means they’re dumb. That’s the fixed mindset.

As Morgan McCall, in his book High Flyers, points out, “Unfortunately, people often like the things that work against their growth. . . . People like to use their strengths . . . to achieve quick, dramatic results, even if . . . they aren’t developing the new skills they will need later on. People like to believe they are as good as everyone says .

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praise for intelligence tended to put students in a fixed mind-set (intelligence is fixed, and you have it), whereas praise for effort tended to put them in a growth mind-set

Their heads are not filled with limiting thoughts, a fragile sense of belonging, and a belief that other people can define them.