I am recording this week’s podcast from a hotel room near Napa, CA, where I’m focused on finishing the manuscript for my book, Bring Your Whole Self to Work. As I write the growth mindset chapter, it’s forcing me to take an introspective look at the areas of my life in which I employ a growth or a fixed mindset. Growth often require us to be vulnerable and uncomfortable What triggers us to stay in a fixed mindset, when we know growth and development come from our willingness to try and to fail?
Key Takeaways:
[1:15] Sign up for the ‘Nothing Changes Until You Do’ workshop September 15th -17th at 1440 MULTIVERSITY in Santa Cruz.
[4:16] The growth mindset is a willingness to fail and to learn.
[12:45] Why we avoid the things we think we will fail miserably at.
[16:25] Discovering our inner ‘grit.’
[20:56] The immediate feedback loop is more satisfying than delayed criticism.
Resources:
Mike Robbins Workshop at 1440 Multiversity: Sept 15-17, 2017
“What Having a Growth Mindset Actually Means,” by Carol Dweck
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… FAST, by Josh Kaufman
Tweetables:
If we are committed to and interested in learning, we must be willing to fail. It’s how we grow and develop. Share on X
Grit is passion and perseverance over a sustained amount of time. Share on X
