Quotes About Development

The great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning.

Is there something in your past that you think measured you? A

People in a growth mindset don't just seek challenge, they thrive on it. The bigger the challenge, the more they stretch. And nowhere can it be seen more clearly than in the world of sports. You can just watch people stretch and grow.

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.

chose executives on the basis of "runway," their capacity for growth.

I don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures….I divide the world into the learners and nonlearners.

Benjamin Barber, an eminent sociologist, once said, "I don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures…. I divide the world into the learners and nonlearners.

They love to learn. And teaching is a wonderful way to learn. About people and how they tick. About what you teach. About yourself. And about life.

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.

What are the consequences of thinking that your intelligence or personality is something you can develop, as opposed to something that is a fixed, deep-seated trait? Let's first look in on the age-old, fiercely waged debate about human nature and then return to the question of what these beliefs mean for you.

Suddenly we realized that there were two meanings to ability, not one: a fixed ability that needs to be proven, and a changeable ability that can be developed through learning.

You can always substantially change how intelligent you are.

Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.

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

Do people with this mindset believe that anyone can be anything, that anyone with proper motivation or education can become Einstein or Beethoven? No, but they believe that a person's true potential is unknown (and unknowable); that it's impossible to foresee what can be accomplished with years of passion, toil, and training.

Put yourself in a growth mindset. Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.

mindset was more important than talent.

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.

Robert Sternberg, the present-day guru of intelligence, writes that the major factor in whether people achieve expertise "is not some fixed prior ability, but purposeful engagement

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

En realidad, si te sumerges de cabeza en algo es porque no lo dominas. Esto es un rasgo maravilloso de la mentalidad de crecimiento: no tienes que pensar que ya eres excelente en algo que quieras hacer y que disfrutas haciendo.

But isn't potential someone's capacity to develop their skills with effort and coaching over time? And that's just the point. How can we know where effort, coaching, and time will take someone? Who knows—maybe the experts were right about Jackson, Marcel, Elvis, Ray, Lucille, and Charles—in terms of their skills at the time. Maybe they were not yet the people they were to become.

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

they believe that a person's true potential is unknown (and unknowable); that it's impossible to foresee what can be accomplished with years of passion, toil, and training.