Vishwanath Gopu Ramdas's Key Ideas from Mindset
by Carol S. Dweck

1. Fixed Mindset
2. Growth Mindset

1. Fateful thinking 
2. Ability is a inborn Given 
3. Critism of Capability = Critism of Self 

1. Ability is developed through self initiative 
2. Embrace Challenge
3. Stronger by trying difficult things. 
4. Feedback = Valuable information for Change 

Organizations can have collective Mindset 

Thereby challlenges and opportunities 

1. Star” employees are valued high
2. People Tend to keep Secrets, Cheat and cut corners

1. Trust based Culture 
2. Happier employees
3. More innovative culture. 

Dweck’s research is yet to look at whether growth mindset companies actually perform better 

1. Right Incentives 
2. Reduce Hero Culture 
3. Encourage Action - Failure - Learning 

relationships break up over the issue of staying the same vs. making changes.

Believes that having a fixed mindset in a relationship “guarantees relationship pain, and even failure.” 

The mindset that the right partner is the essential element in having a successful relationship

Rather than, adopting change as the relationship grows.

Most requests for change come from a sincere place from both partners, and if you want a long-term relationship

1. Self-Awareness
2. Recognize you have a Choice 
3. Setting Ambitious Goals 
4. Talking Back to your Mindsets 

1. self-awareness >> Understand your strengths and weaknesses. 
2. Test >>
3. Myers-Briggs, Predictive Index 
4. StrengthsFinder: Decision .. Outcome Writing down 

• Changing facts to suit the outcomes 
• a major limiting factor in personal growth 
• Writing down and journaling is key 

1. Be Ambitious, not easy to complete. 
2. Student Study : Goals differentiates students who persisted with others 
3. ‘Learning goals'’ 
4. ‘performance goals’

1. Choose to put in more effort
2. focus on learning and improving
3. Eventually expand your capability 

1. Start talking back to your “fixed mindset voice” as if you already had a growth mindset. 
2. Practice hearing both voices
3. But practice acting on the voice of the growth mindset. 

1. Success Mindset worksheet 
2. Worksheet: Finding the 3 Ingredients to Shift Your Mindset
3. Worksheet: The Importance of a Growth Mindset