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Mindset The psychology of success

Today’s reading pick:

Mindset - The New Psychology of Success

This book divides humanity into two groups - the one that are willing to keep on learning and those who are not. The author a psychologist professor Carol S. Dweck writes in her book, based on research about the pros and cons of the two mindsets. You will find several stories about famous business and sports persons that made it in this book. The deep dive has an eye on the impact of the very own mindset on people. She explains even the flexibility of mindsets in regard on topic and personal traits. This complexity of mindsets brings it down to the two points either your mindset is fixed and won’t move or you have a growth mindset willing to further develop.

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KEY TAKE AWAYS:

  • Persons who have a strong believe in themselves and their qualities have an unchangeable mindset

  • Persons that believe in the continuous improvement of their own mind have a “growth mindset”

  • Persons with a “growth mindset” believe that the future has a lot of opportunities no matter if good or bad times

  • A persons mindset defines their view on the world

  • Athletes with a “growth mindset” never stop challenging themselves

  • C-Level executives with a fixed mindset of themselves do not build great teams

We hope to get some taste of the book! Have fun reading it and improving yourself.

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