Monday, April 2, 2012

Having a "growth mindset" as opposed to a "fixed mindset"


A friend of mine, in the area of health and fitness, had given me good advice when I was feeling stuck in my mid-twenties. It was over a year ago, but I still remember his personal story and the advice he gave me - that it would help me to focus on what matters to me, to stop comparing myself to others, and to remember that some of our heroes, his being Abraham Lincoln, had a lot of setbacks before they ended up how we now know them for.