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This week we will learn to change our way of thinking with the help of Eduardo Briceño – keynote speaker and expert in growth mindset theory. Hear Eduardo talk about how having a growth mindset can help you improve, what questions to ask yourself if you are caught falling into a fixed mindset, and what approaches to take when trying to find one Cultivating a growth mentality in others.
Eduardo is the most booked keynote speaker on the topic of growth mindset and co-founder of Mindset Works – a pioneer in growth mindset development services and programs, which he founded together with Stanford professor (and growth mindset pioneer researcher) Carol Dweck and Lisa Blackwell called. His TED Talks and work with Professor Dweck have encouraged millions to foster a culture of development and innovation.
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Highlights from this week’s episode
From the Eduardo Briceño interview
How a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset might see failure, such as B. Not getting a job after an interview:
Someone with a steady mindset might take this as evidence that they are either unable and unable to do this type of work, or they might refer to the other person with the words “that.” [interviewer] is incapable, they cannot see the good in me. ”And both of these lead to the fact that we cannot act, become better and position ourselves better for the future. So if we go to an interview with someone and it’s not really good, it’s going really bad, we could really come down and say, “Oh my god, I’m such an idiot. I can’t give interviews. So what could I do without having an interview? ”Versus:“ What can I learn from this interview? What can I practice differently? Who can help me prepare for my next interview and how can I get better in order to position myself for the future? “
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Here’s how you can tell when you might be stuck in a fixed mindset:
What we can do first as adults is to learn about the mindset. So if anyone has and has read the book Mindset by Carol Dweck, I highly recommend it. Or there are plenty of videos and resources online to learn more about it so we can better understand how this might affect my life and then think about when I might be in a fixed mindset? And what things tend to put me in a fixed mindset? Is it when I get feedback? Is it when I make mistakes? Is it when I am in a certain situation? … Something else to think about could be: What do I appreciate about people? For example, if I value kindness, do I tend to see kindness as something people either have or not have, or something that can be developed? Because if people are not friendly to me then I could call that person an unkind person or that person is X, Y, Z and that could lead to me responding as a kind of warfare and trying to knock them down instead of myself being constructive to entertain to share my point of view, to listen to them and to learn from one another and to influence one another. So these are some of the things we can do.
Who can potentially benefit most from learning more about the mindset of growth:
When we conduct growth mindset interventions, the people who benefit most from it who face negative stereotypes, like people of color and women in math and science. There are negative stereotypes that women and girls are less good at math and science, which is not true. But the stereotype is an unconscious bias. And it turns out that when we do growth mindset interventions, everyone benefits when people get into a growth mindset. But the people who benefit the most from it are the ones who face negative stereotypes … we tend to be afraid to confirm the stereotype as true. This could result in us taking fewer risks and not doing certain things that others could, because if things don’t go well, others will think less of our group. We don’t want to let our group down. So when we are in a growth mindset, for example, we are less affected by the threat of stereotypes.
To learn more about Eduardo’s insights into the theory of growth thinking and how to cultivate it, we recommend listening to the full episode.
Episode transcript
