Welcome to the Season 4 of the Mastering Mindset Podcast. We hear about the term "growth mindset," a term coined by Carol Dweck - but what does it really mean?

How do we create an environment that cultivates growth mindset?

I was recently asked the questions - how important is mindset and beliefs to our performance? Here was my question... "it's everything!"

Here are some key takeaways from this episode:

•  Learn to create an environment that normalizes struggle and encourages growth more than outcomes. 
• Embrace the word “YET” - if someone makes the statement “I'm not good at math,” adding 'yet' to the end of a sentence will signal that a process exists for gaining the ability to do it later on.. “I’m not good at math, yet.” 
• Continue to emphasize that our brains are malleable muscle that can be develop - just like going to the gym and working out if we put in the work. Research on brain plasticity supports the idea that the brain can grow through a process called myelination.
• If you are a teacher, coach, or parent - demonstrate mistakes yourself and use your mistakes as learning opportunities. Be mindful how you react to mistakes and how to take steps to correct the mistake… this modeling behavior is huge to the children we influence around us.
• Set small achievable goals. This will motivate behaviors and demonstrate the attainability of growth and progress.

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