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How a 'growth mindset' can lead to success
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Passion is key to success
Passion seems to be essential for success and happiness.
Psychologists have devised tools that can measure passion to some extent. Questions were chosen that carefully differentiate passion from other experiences. Not surprisingly, people who score higher on the passion scale tend to be more committed and less likely to change jobs.
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A career without passion
While some people have a clear calling from an early age, many spend their whole careers without having ever discovered their passion.
The most basic foundation of passion is an intense interest in what you're doing.
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Mindsets
These mindsets determine how we face challenges: We either give up when we are faced with difficulties or we persevere knowing that we will improve over time.
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Fixed vs. growth mindset
People with a fixed mindset:
- They believe that the core interest remains the same and won't really change.
- They fail to see connections between disciplines.
- They may continue to search for the "perfect" job while neglecting the other possibilities in front of them.
Those with a growth mindset:
- They believe that regardless of how central their interests are to them, they can change.
- They approach material outside of their field with curiosity.
- They see possibilities between disciplines that lead to greater creativity.
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Grow your passion
We should move beyond the idea of "finding your passion." There is no secret, perfect job you just need to discover. If you don't like something at first, it can take time for things to develop. To ignite your passion:
- Focus on your work's value to society.
- Follow inspiring mentors.
- Make a special effort to develop your own expertise.
With the right mindset, a little bit of interest can grow into a passion.
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A growth mindset is a desirable thing to have...
...so many people declare they have it:
- If they are open minded and flexible, they said they have it
- If they are kind to people, they said they have it
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The growth mindset
...is the belief that your abilities can be improved through effort.
And this means you can get better and hard work pays off.
Tips for encouraging a growth mindset (in yourself and in others):
- Don’t praise ability or intelligence: That promotes a fixed mindset. Compliment effort, process and choices.
- Don’t ignore outcome, tie it to effort: You can be happy about success, but attribute it to effort.
- Respond positively to failure: Failure isn’t bad, it’s a tool for improving.
- Don’t just say “Try hard.” Set goals: Blind repetition doesn’t work.
- Practice a Growth mindset in all areas of life: There’s no area where they cannot improve with hard work.
- Share your own Growth mindset efforts: Practice it yourself and share your results.
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Growth Mindset
People with a Growth Mindset believe they can grow, develop, and master whatever skills and abilities they wish in life.
They enjoy learning and overcoming challenges, work...
Mindset is a belief system
It includes the ideas we have about ourselves and the world around us.
These beliefs come from our innate dispositions, childhood experience and/or cultural/societal influence and are often entrenched.
Examine the evidence
If you believe you can’t learn new skills or change the way you work, look at the evidence that supports both your negative and positive beliefs.
This may not necessarily lead to a modification of those beliefs, but is an important start. You can use belief monitoring to keep track of your thinking.
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Steve Jobs' presentation style
- A "Tweet-friendly headline" that summarises the product you're presenting: e.g.: "iPod: One thousand songs in your pocket."
- Showing your passion: He acte...
Tweet-friendly headlines
Steve Jobs's intro sentences were so great because they clearly outlined what the product did while creating intrigue.
Rather than rambling on, he used them to perfectly convey his message as compactly as possible.
Examples of one sentence summaries of the product he was presenting: "Mac Book Air: the world's thinnest notebook", and "iPod: One thousand songs in your pocket."
Tailor to the audience
Whether you're networking or presenting, it's important to realize that it should never be a one-sided conversation.
Your audience is in the room for a particular reason. It's critical to understand why they're listening to you so you can tune your presentation in a manner that makes them more receptive listeners,