Carol Dweck

"We like to think of champions as superheroes born different, but it’s more useful to see them as ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary."

"When people already know they're deficient, they often have nothing to lose by trying."

"Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them, and why seek people who only protect your ego instead of those who challenge you to grow?"

"Growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts."

"The growth mindset allows people to value what they're doing regardless of the outcome, so they keep tackling problems and working on what matters."

"In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome; if you fail or aren't the best, it can feel like everything was wasted."

"The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you'll be judged, while the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving."

"When people believe their basic qualities can be developed, failures become opportunities to grow."

"The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life, and it can determine whether you become the person you want to be and accomplish what you value."

"Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?"

"Fear grows when ignored, confidence grows when practiced."

"Failure can feel heavy, like all your effort meant nothing, but it is only proof that you tried."