I am just about halfway through the book, but
am finding it to be amazing. Dr. Dweck outlines two different mindsets which
people hold, beliefs really, and the remarkable differences between how these
people approach life. What’s more, she asserts that one can choose a mindset
which can aid achievement and development of one’s life.
The contrasts between a “fixed mindset” and a “growth
mindset” are rather simple, but very profound and powerful. As we nurture the
lives of coaches and competitors, we have opportunities to either feed their
fixed mindsets and thereby perpetuate their protection of mediocrity, or we can
feed a growth mindset and thereby encourage their work ethic, their productive
habits and help them achieve more than previously assumed.
After reading the first chapter, I sent a text
message about the book to my friend, Coach Joe Ehrmann. Joe was quick to affirm
the value of the book and its message to those who seek to achieve highly in
the world of sport.
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