The Power of the Mindset

I just got back from a family trip to lovely Brittany or as the French say, Bretagne – La Porte de l’Océan. We spent a week of occasional windsurfing and relaxing in walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean. For mid-August, the air and water temperature were way too cold, although I’ve been told that this is not unusual for the region. It was of course still amazing, bathing without wetsuit was not a real pleasure, though.

Long road trips are perfect for listening to audio books, so I downloaded a book recommendation from Tobi Lütke and have to say that this is one of the best books I’ve ever read or listened to in my entire life. The kind of book you want to not read only once.

If you manage people or are a parent (which is a form of managing people), drop everything and read Mindset.

Guy Kawasaki

Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has «discovered» a truly groundbreaking idea – the power of our mindset. 

In her book Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfil Your Potential she explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment but may actually jeopardise success.

With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades be their most authentic selves as well as reach our own goals – personal and professional. She reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.

Will prove to be one of the most influential books ever about motivation.

Po Bronson

If you think you know what growth mindset is and haven’t read this book, you will not regret doing it. We all are sometimes in the fixed mindset and this book will help us understand how to be more conscious about it and apply a growth mindset to any situation in life.