Carol Dweck

"When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.’"

- Carol Dweck

"Becoming is better than being."

- Carol Dweck

"Effort is what ignites ability and turns it into accomplishment."

- Carol Dweck

"The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things."

- Carol Dweck

"In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow."

- Carol Dweck

""In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening.""

- Carol Dweck

"The only thing that is absolutely certain is that there is always room for improvement."

- Carol Dweck

"When entire companies embrace a growth mindset, their employees report feeling far more empowered and committed; they also receive far greater organizational support for collaboration and innovation."

- Carol Dweck

"You try something, it doesn't work, and maybe people even criticize you. In a fixed mindset, you say, 'I tried this, it's over.' In a growth mindset, you look for what you've learned."

- Carol Dweck

"Even in the growth mindset, failure can be a painful experience. But it doesn’t define you. It’s a problem to be faced, dealt with, and learned from."

- Carol Dweck

"Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset. They tend to achieve more than those with a more fixed mindset (those who believe their talents are innate gifts)."

- Carol Dweck

"With a growth mindset, kids don’t necessarily think that there’s no such thing as talent or that everyone is the same, but they believe everyone can develop their abilities through hard work, strategies, and lots of help and mentoring from others."

- Carol Dweck

"Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?"

- Carol Dweck

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

- Carol Dweck

"No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment."

- Carol Dweck

"Important achievements require clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies."

- Carol Dweck

"When there's a setback, someone with a fixed mindset will start thinking, 'Maybe I don't have what it takes?' They may get defensive and give up. A hallmark of a successful person is that they persist in the face of obstacle, and often, these obstacles are blessings in disguise."

- Carol Dweck