Quotes About Development

I don't mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I've done as well as I possibly could.

Mindset change is not about picking up a few pointers here and there. It's about seeing things in a new way. When people...change to a growth mindset, they change from a judge-and-be-judged framework to a learn-and-help-learn framework. Their commitment is to growth, and growth take plenty of time, effort, and mutual support.

it's not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.

What ANY person in the world can learn, almost ALL people in the world can learn. If provided with proper learning conditions.

An organization might embody a fixed mindset, conveying that employees either 'have it' or they don't: We called this a 'culture of genius.' Or it might embody more of a growth mindset, conveying that people can grow and improve with effort, good strategies, and good mentoring: We call this a 'culture of development.

When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger. The more that you challenge your mind to learn, the more your brain cells grow. Then, things that you once found very hard or even impossible- like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra- seem to become easy. The result is a stronger, smarter brain.

When an individual develops his heaven nature, he shines like the sun. Such a person keeps conscious of, and clings to, what is good and great within himself.

the path is more important than the goal

Practice Makes Perfect I'll know better next time Than to even begin; Everything's easier on the second try-- Especially sin.

There are times in life to grow, and there are times in life to shine. One can't grow and shine at the same time; it just doesn't work that way. Now you're growing. Tomorrow you'll shine.

You can never see a plant grow, but they do.

no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?

The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.

remarkable thing I've learned from my research is that in the growth mindset, you don't always need confidence. What I mean is that even when you think you're not good at something, you can still plunge into it wholeheartedly and stick to it. Actually, sometimes you plunge into something because you're not good at it.

Finding #2: Those with the growth mindset found setbacks motivating. They're informative. They're a wake-up call.

Becoming is better than being." The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be.

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 interested in your development.

What on earth would make someone a nonlearner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Infants stretch their skills daily. Not just ordinary skills, but the most difficult tasks of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it's too hard or not worth the effort. Babies don't worry about making mistakes or humiliating themselves. They walk, they fall, they get

People may start with different temperaments and different aptitudes, but it is clear that experience, training, and personal effort take them the rest of the way.

As growth-minded leaders, they start with a belief in human potential and development—both their own and other people's. Instead of using the company as a vehicle for their greatness, they use it as an engine of growth—for themselves, the employees, and the company as a whole.

a genius who constantly wants to upgrade his genius.