Fixed And Growth Mindset Quotes

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.

Many growth-minded people didn’t even plan to go to the top. They got there as a result of doing what they love. It’s ironic: The top is where the fixed-mindset people hunger to be, but it’s where many growth-minded people arrive as a by-product of their enthusiasm for what they do.

People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.

When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they’re special. Even superior.

In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am interested in your development.

Fixed mindset leaders will quickly contaminate an organisation by killing growth and creativity, as well as promoting incompetence based on their likeness. This cycle will be replicated unless shareholders intervene ruthlessly

When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world--the world of fixed traits--success is about proving you're smart or talented. Validating yourself. In the other--the world of changing qualities--it's about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.

Children—and adults—who have a growth mindset are much more successful than those who have a fixed mindset about themselves and the world.

A fixed mindset about ability leads to pessimistic explanations of adversity, and that, in turn, leads to both giving up on challenges and avoiding them in the first place. In contrast, a growth mindset leads to optimistic ways of explaining adversity, and that, in turn, leads to perseverance and seeking out new challenges that will ultimately make you even stronger.

The parent who praises a child’s accomplishment by saying, ‘You studied hard!’ promotes a growth mindset. The parent who says, ‘Look at your A, son! You’re a genius!’ promotes a fixed mindset.

What allowed me to take that first step, to choose growth and risk rejection? In the fixed mindset, I had needed my blame and bitterness. It made me feel more righteous, powerful, and whole than thinking I was at fault. The growth mindset allowed me to give up the blame and move on. The growth mindset gave me a mother.

Om meditation eliminates rigid and fixed views about the world. It creates a spacious, flexible and open views about the world.

We ought to relentlessly ignore excuses, especially those we are told by ourselves.

Enlightenment begins when you change your mindset - from a blaming mindset to blessing mindset, from a negative mindset to positive mindset, from fixed mindset to growth mind set, from linear mindset to exponential mindset.

Fixed mindset worries in the nest and the growth mindset dances on the edge.

Mindfulness gives freedom from negative and fixed mindset to positive and growth mindset.

If a problem repeats itself in your life – fix it. If you don’t invest time today to buy back time tomorrow the same habit will repeat forever.

fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judged; the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving.

Make no mistake, no one has ever become great by mistake.

A child will pick up negative experiences as easily as positive experiences. They can even pick up our feelings and attitudes, for example, when we drop something and get frustrated with ourselves (as opposed to forgiving ourselves) or if we have a fixed mind-set that we are bad at drawing (as opposed to a growth mind-set where we might show that we can always keep improving our skills).

studies show that people are terrible at estimating their abilities. Recently, we set out to see who is most likely to do this. Sure, we found that people greatly misestimated their performance and their ability. But it was those with the fixed mindset who accounted for almost all the inaccuracy. The people with the growth mindset were amazingly accurate. When you think about it, this makes sense. If, like those with the growth mindset, you believe you can develop yourself, then you’re open to accurate information about your current abilities, even if it’s unflattering.

There's a thin line between post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth.

When you have a fixed-mindset, then you see your brain as if it's a machine. When you have a growth-mindset, then you understand your brain as if it's a growing tree.

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 … and not take their weaknesses as seriously as they might. People don’t like to hear bad news or get criticism.… There is tremendous risk … in leaving what one does well to attempt to master something new.” And the fixed mindset makes it seem all that much riskier.

Like my sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Wilson, these teachers preached and practiced the fixed mindset. In their classrooms, the students who started the year in the high-ability group ended the year there, and those who started the year in the low-ability group ended the year there. But some teachers preached and practiced a growth mindset. They focused on the idea that all children could develop their skills, and in their classrooms a weird thing happened. It didn’t matter whether students started the year in the high- or the low-ability group. Both groups ended the year way up high. It’s a powerful experience to see these findings.

The idea that one evaluation can measure you forever is what creates the urgency for those with the fixed mindset. That’s why they must succeed perfectly and immediately. Who can afford the luxury of trying to grow when everything is on the line right now?

The fixed mindset limits achievement. It fills people’s minds with interfering thoughts, it makes effort disagreeable, and it leads to inferior learning strategies. What’s more, it makes other people into judges instead of allies. Whether we’re talking about Darwin or college students, important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning. This is what the growth mindset gives people, and that’s why it helps their abilities grow and bear fruit.

Many growth-minded people didn't even plan to go to the top They got there as a result of doing what they love. It's ironic: The top is where the fixed-mindset people hunger to be, but it's where many growth-minded people arrive as a by-product of their enthusiasm for what they do.

Ethan’s parents constantly told him how brainy he was. “You’re so smart! You can do anything, Ethan. We are so proud of you, they would say every time he sailed through a math test. Or a spelling test. Or any test. With the best of intentions, they consistently tethered Ethan’s accomplishment to some innate characteristic of his intellectual prowess. Researchers call this “appealing to fixed mindsets.” The parents had no idea that this form of praise was toxic. 　　Little Ethan quickly learned that any academic achievement that required no effort was the behavior that defined his gift. When he hit junior high school, he ran into subjects that did require effort. He could no longer sail through, and, for the first time, he started making mistakes. But he did not see these errors as opportunities for improvement. After all, he was smart because he could mysteriously grasp things quickly. And if he could no longer grasp things quickly, what did that imply? That he was no longer smart. Since he didn’t know the ingredients making him successful, he didn’t know what to do when he failed. You don’t have to hit that brick wall very often before you get discouraged, then depressed. Quite simply, Ethan quit trying. His grades collapsed. What happens when you say, ‘You’re so smart’ 　　Research shows that Ethan’s unfortunate story is typical of kids regularly praised for some fixed characteristic. If you praise your child this way, three things are statistically likely to happen: 　　First, your child will begin to perceive mistakes as failures. Because you told her that success was due to some static ability over which she had no control, she will start to think of failure (such as a bad grade) as a static thing, too—now perceived as a lack of ability. Successes are thought of as gifts rather than the governable product of effort. 　　Second, perhaps as a reaction to the first, she will become more concerned with looking smart than with actually learning something. (Though Ethan was intelligent, he was more preoccupied with breezing through and appearing smart to the people who mattered to him. He developed little regard for learning.) 　　Third, she will be less willing to confront the reasons behind any deficiencies, less willing to make an effort. Such kids have a difficult time admitting errors. There is simply too much at stake for failure. 　　  　　What to say instead: ‘You really worked hard’ 　　What should Ethan’s parents have done? Research shows a simple solution. Rather than praising him for being smart, they should have praised him for working hard. On the successful completion of a test, they should not have said,“I’m so proud of you. You’re so smart. They should have said, “I’m so proud of you. You must have really studied hard”. This appeals to controllable effort rather than to unchangeable talent. It’s called “growth mindset” praise.

It can take forever for a willing underachieving to reverse his underachievement and become an achiever. There are about a handful of reasons for this. His empowerment needs for which he needs help with, his basic needs according to his age, his mental language and skills he must master typically slows down the process of reversal.

In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am committed to your development.

All underachieving persons need help. All. No underachieving adult or child can reverse his underachievement by himself. With resilience and an inner locus of control, an underachiever can try though, but it wouldn't be as effective as getting help. Without help, an underachieving person would literally get little results compared to the effort put in.

The fixed- and growth-mindset groups started with the same ability, but as time went on the growth-mindset groups clearly outperformed the fixed-mindset ones. And this difference became ever larger the longer the groups worked. Once again, those with the growth mindset profited from their mistakes and feedback far more than the fixed-mindset people. But what was even more interesting was how the groups functioned. The members of the growth-mindset groups were much more likely to state their honest opinions and openly express their disagreements as they communicated about their management decisions. Everyone was part of the learning process. For the fixed-mindset groups—with their concern about who was smart or dumb or their anxiety about disapproval for their ideas—that open, productive discussion did not happen. Instead, it was more like groupthink.

After identifying when you’re having fixed mindset thoughts, Dweck suggests the next steps are to recognize that you have a choice in how you interpret the challenge, setbacks, or criticism; then “talk back” to the fixed voice with a growth mindset voice. Examples she gives are, “If I don’t try, I automatically fail”; “Others who succeeded before me had passion and put forth effort”; and, “If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it.

Is there another way to judge potential? NASA thought so. When they were soliciting applications for astronauts, they rejected people with pure histories of success and instead selected people who had had significant failures and bounced back from them. Jack Welch, the celebrated CEO of General Electric, chose executives on the basis of “runway,” their capacity for growth. And remember Marina Semyonova, the famed ballet teacher, who chose the students who were energized by criticism. They were all rejecting the idea of fixed ability and selecting instead for mindset.

Dweck’s work with children revealed two mindsets in action—a “growth” mindset that generally thinks big and seeks growth and a “fixed” mindset that places artificial limits and avoids failure. Growth-minded students, as she calls them, employ better learning strategies, experience less helplessness, exhibit more positive effort, and achieve more in the classroom than their fixed-minded peers. They are less likely to place limits on their lives and more likely to reach for their potential. Dweck points out that mindsets can and do change. Like any other habit, you set your mind to it until the right mindset becomes routine.

In a longitudinal study of college students, freshmen were evaluated for fixed mindsets or growth mindsets and then followed across their four years of enrollment. When the students with fixed mindsets encountered academic challenges such as daunting projects or low grades, they gave up, while the students with growth mindsets responded by working harder or trying new strategies. Rather than strengthening their skills and toughening their resolve, four years of college left the students with fixed mindsets feeling less confident. The feelings they most associated with school were distress, shame, and upset. Those with growth mindsets performed better in school overall and, at graduation time, they reported feeling confident, determined, enthusiastic, inspired, and strong.

There is no difference in the objective compatibility between those couples who are unhappy and those who are happy.' Hudson found that couple who feel 'content and warmth in their relationship' don't believe having compatible personalities is the issue. On the contrary, they believe it was their attitude that made the relationship work. The strength of the relationship does not depend on how alike they are, more their willingness to adapt and build a bank of warmth and affection that helps buffer the annoyance of their differences. This supports the concept of the development of compatibility, having a growth mindset('I believe I can change') rather than a fixed mindset ('This is how I am'). Having an attitude of growth means going through difficulties and seeing them as an opportunity to know each other better and bolster the relationship through the resolution of the conflict.

Through her breakthrough research, Carol Dweck has given us a defense to a fixed-mindset while promoting its antithesis: growth. Never praise talent or ability, either for yourself or for a child. Instead, praise the process-principle. Praise improvements, habits, growth, and efforts. Praise how far you’ve come, and one day, you’ll praise your results.

The difference between a fixed and growth mindset, how your mindset impacts your personal growth and success, and why a growth mindset is the one you should adopt. Practical strategies to cultivate a growth mindset, from daily habits to overcoming obstacles.

How you interpret challenges, setbacks, and criticism is your choice. You can interpret them in a fixed mindset as signs that your fixed talents or abilities are lacking. Or you can interpret them in a growth mindset as signs that you need to ramp up your strategies and effort, stretch yourself, and expand your abilities. It’s up to you.” A growth mindset is all about being motivated to persist at figuring things out and it leads to better critical thinking.

Children—and adults—who have a growth mindset are much more successful than those who have a fixed mindset about themselves and the world. But

Carol Dweck believes that kids can get into a fixed mindset in which they are not open to taking on challenges and improving because they are afraid of failing. She encourages parents and teachers to foster a "growth mindset" among children so that kids see their capabilities not as static but as ever-improving with effort. She thus recommends praising kids' attempts rather than their results to keep them hungry to try and achieve more, as kids who are only commended for their achievements may become afraid of no longer achieving.

when students have a “fixed mindset,” they see their mistakes as coming from a lack of ability, something they’re powerless to change. In contrast, when students have a “growth mindset,” they focus instead on their own effort as a means to become more successful.

Every one of us has a journey to take. It starts by accepting that we all have both mindsets. Then we learn to recognize what triggers our fixed mindset. Failures? Criticism? Deadlines? Disagreements? And we come to understand what happens to us when our fixed-mindset “persona” is triggered. Who is this persona? What’s its name? What does it make us think, feel, and do? How does it affect those around us? Importantly, we can gradually learn to remain in a growth-mindset place despite the triggers, as we educate our persona and invite it to join us on our growth-mindset journey. Ideally, we will learn more and more about how we can help others on their journey, too.

A growth mindset or a fixed mindset is a function of a person's motivation. A person's motivation shapes what and how he thinks, which in turn tells on his mindset.

To determine a company’s mindset, we asked a diverse sample of employees at each organization how much they agreed with statements like these: When it comes to being successful, this company seems to believe that people have a certain amount of talent, and they can’t really do much to change it (fixed mindset). This company values natural intelligence and business talent more than any other characteristics (also fixed mindset). This company genuinely values the personal development and growth of its employees (growth mindset).

Studies indicate that another gift of self-compassion is that it fosters a growth rather than a fixed mindset.

Thriving on the Sure Thing Clearly, people with the growth mindset thrive when they’re stretching themselves. When do people with the fixed mindset thrive? When things are safely within their grasp. If things get too challenging—when they’re not feeling smart or talented—they lose interest.

The top is where the fixed-mindset people hunger to be, but it’s where many growth-minded people arrive as a by-product of their enthusiasm for what they do.

The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judged; the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving.

There are four learning steps in becoming a “modern elder”: evolve from a fixed to a growth mindset, learn openness to new things, collaborate with teams, and counsel others.

A fixed mindset, characterized by a tendency to give up easily in the face of challenges, serves as a red flag indicating potential underachievement.

Approaching difficult situations with an open mind and embracing challenges as opportunities for growth shapes one's purpose through learning and development.

A growth mindset transforms challenges and setbacks into opportunities for growth and learning.

By emphasizing effort over intelligence, a growth mindset propels individuals to explore, pursue their desires, and ultimately find their purpose, acknowledging their infinite potential.

A growth mindset reframes challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth and learning, steering individuals towards the discovery of their life's purpose.

The belief in limitless possibilities directs individuals to prioritize self-fulfilment over seeking approval from others.

Success in personal and professional realms is closely tied to how one treats others.

Every day, you should demonstrate to yourself that you can surpass your current capabilities and that there are no boundaries to what you can accomplish.

Remember, great minds discuss ideas, average minds talk about events, and small minds talk about people. Talking about people involves criticizing, gossiping, or spreading rumours about individuals, often without any constructive purpose or benefit. In contrast, talking about events involves simply recounting what has happened, not necessarily in a way that contributes positively to our lives. On the other hand, focusing on discussing ideas rather than events or people can lead to greater personal and professional success and more meaningful and productive conversations and relationships.

Many times, we need to make friends with growth-minded people, including an accountability partner, an organized peer, and a mentor. These 'partners in progress' will help you achieve success by discussing and taking action towards your goals while holding each other accountable.

Being proactive involves taking the initiative to identify and solve problems rather than waiting for problems to occur and then reacting to them.

Unlike the fixed mindset that views characteristics, traits, talents, and abilities as unchangeable, a growth mindset views characteristics, traits, talents, and abilities as being able to be developed, enhanced and strengthened.

A growth mindset asserts that a person’s qualities can be developed and expanded, in stark opposition to the fixed mindset, which sees them as unchangeable.

The growth mindset asserts that achievement is not solely determined by innate talent or intelligence but by a commitment to embracing challenges, persisting through obstacles, and continuously improving.

Effort over intelligence is a key tenet of a growth mindset for personal and professional success.

Clarity of purpose serves as a guiding force, allowing individuals to effectively apply the growth mindset in overcoming challenges and continually enhancing themselves.

Negative thoughts can influence beliefs and hinder the potential of a growth mindset.

Fostering a growth mindset requires a commitment to actively managing and redirecting thoughts towards positive and constructive perspectives.

Cultivating a growth mindset involves actively managing and redirecting thoughts to align with positive and constructive perspectives, maximizing the mindset's potential for success.

In harnessing a growth mindset, the understanding that thoughts are drivers is paramount. Negative thoughts can hinder and distort the potential of a growth mindset.

Those with a growth mindset approach challenges as integral parts of their journey, recognizing them as stepping stones toward achieving their goals and fostering continuous improvement.

Viewing challenges as stepping stones is a core principle of a growth mindset. People with a growth mindset see challenges as opportunities for growth and self-improvement, not as insurmountable obstacles.

Individuals with a growth mindset don't shy away from challenges; instead, they see them as integral to achieving their goals and advancing along their journey of continuous improvement.

In embracing a growth mindset, considering challenges as stepping stones is fundamental. Challenges are viewed not as roadblocks but as opportunities for growth and self-improvement.

Motivation serves as the driving force behind actions, abilities, and achievements, propelling individuals toward their goals. Clear understanding of your reasons energizes and empowers you, fostering a composed and calculated approach.

As you embark on the journey to cultivate a growth mindset, the first step is gaining clarity through understanding your motivation. Knowing what motivates you is crucial in developing a growth mindset.

By articulating your motivations, you lay the foundation to fuel your actions, abilities, and achievements toward the realization of your dreams.

When cultivating a growth mindset, clarity is essential. And it begins with knowing and understanding your motivations.

When individuals perform below their usual capabilities, a growth mindset can provide a pathway for improvement.

Motivation is a force that drives our actions, abilities, and achievements and propels us forward.

Take a new book, jot down your motivations. Our motivations fuel our actions, abilities, and achievements provide energy and empowerment, fostering a composed and calculated approach to reaching our goals.

A growth mindset offers a constructive approach when individuals find themselves performing below their usual capabilities.

By fostering a growth mindset, individuals can stay motivated and committed to addressing the root cause of their underachievement—be it emotions, motivations, or knowledge—and taking purposeful action for improvement.

To enhance your performance, it is crucial to identify the factor(s) hindering your progress.

Underperformance can be attributed to three key factors: emotions, motivations, or lack of knowledge in a specific area

A growth mindset can be a guiding force when individuals underperform as it can provide a constructive framework for improvement.

A growth mindset instills the motivation and determination needed to address the root cause subpar performance —whether it's emotions, motivations, or knowledge—and take purposeful action for improvement.

Embracing a growth mindset ensures sustained motivation and a focused commitment to addressing the underlying issue, whether it be emotions, motivations, or knowledge, and proactively taking steps towards improvement.

To elevate performance, the first step is to pinpoint the factor(s) impeding progress.

Approaching difficult situations with an open mind and viewing challenges as opportunities for growth can shape one's purpose, learning and development.

With a growth mindset, new experiences and challenges can become an avenue for uncovering your passions and talents.

A growth mindset proves invaluable in the quest to discover life's purpose.

A growth mindset offers a new perspective on self, fostering a positive and productive outlook on one's potential and influencing behaviour towards others.

Prioritizing effort over intelligence, a growth mindset propels individuals to explore, pursue their desires, and ultimately find their purpose, acknowledging infinite potential.

A growth mindset introduces a fresh perspective on self, cultivating a positive and productive view of personal potential that extends to interactions with others.

With the belief that there are no limits to what one can achieve, individuals with a growth mindset prioritize self-fulfilment over the approval of others.

With a growth mindset, respect for others emanates from self-respect.

Personal and professional success is influenced by how one interacts with others.