The Surprising Attitude Shift That Could Unlock Your Ultimate Success—Scientists Reveal the Secret
What’s Your Mindset?
Carol Dweck, a Stanford University psychologist, has devoted her career to studying the link between attitude and performance. Her latest research suggests that attitude, even more than IQ or other factors, could be the secret to a person’s success.
According to Dweck, most people have either a fixed or a growth mindset. If you’re a member of the first group, you believe yourself to be incapable of change. You believe that you are, right now, who you’re always going to be. That’s not necessarily a big deal, but it can present an extra hurdle when you’re faced with a challenge or asked to adapt to new circumstances, because instead of rolling up your sleeves and getting to work, you’ll simply become overwhelmed and shut down, because you’ll be operating under the assumption that if you can’t do something already, you’ll never be able to do it. Why try to grow or change to meet a new challenge when you don’t even believe that growth is possible?
