When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world (the world of fixed traits) success is about proving you’re smart or talented. Validati…

- Carol S. Dweck

Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'

- Carol S. Dweck

What did you try hard at today?

- Carol S. Dweck

What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?

- Carol S. Dweck

If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, en…

- Carol S. Dweck

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.

- Carol S. Dweck

This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail — or if you’re not the best — it’s a…

- Carol S. Dweck

The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.

- Carol S. Dweck

Effort is one of those things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willi…

- Carol S. Dweck