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Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
Carol S. Dweck
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Carol S. Dweck
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
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Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?
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It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way keep the growth mindset in your thoughts then when you bump up against obstacles you can turn to it, it will always be there for you showing you a path into the future.
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I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.
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Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
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Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from being superior.
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Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
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Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'
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Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.
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