The Powers of the Mind

What is power?
 What is Power?

The ability to
influence what
people do or think.
What is Power?
What is Power?
 Mindset
• A growth mindset means that you believe
your intelligence and talents can be developed
over time.
• A fixed mindset means that you believe
intelligence is fixed—so if you’re not good at
something, you might believe you’ll never be
good at it. 
 What is a growth mindset?

• A growth mindset views intelligence and talent as

qualities that can be developed over time.

• Recognizes that setbacks are a necessary part of the

learning process and allows people to ‘bounce back’ by
increasing motivational effort.

• Sees ‘failings’ as temporary and changeable, and as

such, a growth mindset is crucial for learning,
resilience, motivation, and performance.
 What is a growth mindset?

Those who adopt a growth mindset are more likely to:

• Embrace lifelong learning

• Believe intelligence can be improved
• Put in more effort to learn
• Believe effort leads to mastery
• Believe failures are just temporary setbacks
• View feedback as a source of information
• Willingly embraces challenges
• View others’ success as a source of inspiration
• View feedback as an opportunity to learn
 What is a fixed mindset?
• A fixed-minded person usually avoids challenges in life,
gives up easily, and becomes intimidated or threatened
by the success of other people. This is in part because a
fixed mindset doesn't see intelligence and talent as
something you develop—it's something you "are". 

• Fixed mindsets can lead to negative thinking. For

instance, a person with a fixed mindset might fail at a
task and believe it's because they aren't smart enough
to do it.
 What is a fixed mindset?
• People with a fixed mindset believe individual traits cannot change
, no matter how much effort you put in, and are more likely to:

• Believe intelligence and talent are static

• Avoid challenges to avoid failure
• Ignore feedback from others
• Feel threatened by the success of others
• Hide flaws so as not to be judged by others
• Believe putting in effort is worthless
• View feedback as personal criticism
• Give up easily
 The benefits of a growth mindset

• Reduced burnout
• Fewer psychological problems,
such as depression and anxiety
• Fewer behavioral problems
 Can a person’s mindset change?

• Neuroscience shows us that the brain

continues to develop and change, even as
adults.
 How to develop a growth mindset

• 1. Realize that, scientifically, you can improve

• 2. Remove the ‘fixed mindset’ inner voice
• 3. Reward the process
• 4. Get feedback
• 5. Get out of your comfort zone
• 6. Accept failure as part of the process