Quotes About Motivation

They'd had no interest in proving themselves. They just did what they loved—with tremendous drive and enthusiasm—and it led where it led.

there's a lot of intelligence out there being wasted by underestimating students' potential to develop.

What eventually set him apart was his mindset and drive. He never stopped being the curious, tinkering boy looking for new challenges.

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

the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

Babe Ruth rose like a rocket." Through discipline. He also loved to practice.

What did they know? They knew that human qualities, such as intellectual skills, could be cultivated through effort. And that's what they were doing—getting smarter. Not only weren't they discouraged by failure, they didn't even think they were failing. They thought they were learning.

People with a fixed mindset were only interested when the feedback reflected on their ability. Their brain waves showed them paying close attention when they were told whether their answers were right or wrong.

in the fixed mindset, you don't take control of your abilities and your motivation. You look for your talent to carry you through, and when it doesn't, well then, what else could you have done? You are not a work in progress, you're a finished product. And finished products have to protect themselves, lament, and blame. Everything but take charge.

For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.

Think about effort as a positive constructive force, not as a big drag.

For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.

I looked for themes and underlying principles across lectures," and "I went over mistakes until I was certain I understood them." They were studying to learn, not just to ace the test. And, actually, this was why they got higher grades—not because they were smarter or had a better background in science.

In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I'm judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am committed to your development.

When Jordan was cut from the varsity team, he was devastated. His mother says, "I told him to go back and discipline himself.

When I was a young researcher, just starting out, something happened that changed my life. I was obsessed with understanding how people cope with failures, and I decided to study it by watching how students grapple with hard problems.

Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character—well, then you'd better prove that you have a healthy dose of them. It simply wouldn't do to look or feel deficient in these most basic characteristics.

For thirty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value. How does this happen? How can a simple belief have the power to transform your psychology and, as a result, your life?

I think intelligence is something you have to work for … it isn't just given to you….

Wow, you got [say] eight right. That's a really good score. You must have worked really hard." They were not made to feel that they had some special gift; they were praised for doing what it takes to succeed.

Algo importante que he aprendido en mi investigación es que con la mentalidad de crecimiento no siempre se necesita tener confianza.

What works is making a vivid, concrete plan: "Tomorrow during my break, I'll get a cup of tea, close the door to my office, and call the graduate school." Or, in another case: "On Wednesday morning, right after I get up and brush my teeth, I'll sit at my desk and start writing my report.

Ahora la forma establecida de fomentar la productividad era por medio de la orientación, no por medio del terror. Premiaba el trabajo de equipo más que

There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.