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Moving From a Fixed to Growth Mindset

I have mixed feelings about concluding my series based on the amazing book Mindset by Carol S. Dweck. On one hand, I’m excited to give a few tips on how you can start transforming the way you think and live by moving into a growth mindset. On the other, however, I get so fired up about this subject that I’m a little sad to know I’ll have to start writing about another topic! However, a growth mindset reaction to my sadness would be excitement over the chance to learn and w

How Those in the Growth Mindset Handle Challenges

Did you get a chance to read my last blog post on the Fixed vs. Growth mindset, as explained in Carol S. Dweck’s groundbreaking book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success? Did it energize you because you knew you were on the right track? Or, on the other hand, did it scare you a little because you saw hints that you might be stuck in the dreaded fixed mindset? Either way, I’m hoping you had a chance to do some investigating because this concept is truly life-changing. One

Five Ways to Identify You’re in the Fixed Mindset

Imagine that your lifelong dream is to be a novelist. When you were a child, you used to whip out short stories for friends and family members and were told time and time again how talented you are. Throughout your teen and college years, you continued to write and hone your craft, though you avoided sending anything out to agents or publishers until it was perfect. Finally, you’ve realized it’s now or never, and you send out the first three chapters of the novel that was t