27 Chapter 2 Mindset Matters Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. People develop these mindsets over time and in different contexts, based on messages received about themselves or what they are doing, but everyone has the capacity to change his or her mindset. For example, fixed mindset praise includes things like “You are so good at that,” which tells the receiver, “My level of proficiency in this is ‘good.’” In a growth mindset praise, you would say “You worked so hard for that,” which tells the recipient, I did the work needed to Figure 2.1 Thoughts from a Fixed Mindset I g564g557g657g606 g560g591g1342g662ng594 bag589 eg575sg651g616 g660rag555eg609 sg603 I g667usg610 g553g591 bag589 ag610 g680g674ig676g662ng594. I g663usg610 cg651g602’g610 mg618g564g591 g568g657g614 g659g674g562g657ndg609. I’g601 g602g1320 gg569og589 ag610 mg651nag660g662ng594 mg669g568g657g616. I’g601 g584 g576g657rg674g629g620g565g591 bag642g564eg643bg618g632g599 g639lg651g582g657g608. Figure 2.2 Thoughts from a Growth Mindset I g642hg669g645lg589 ag642g598 g667g616 g672g608g1336eg575sg669g608 fg669g608 g676g662pg609 g669g602 g662g667g672rg669g679g662ng594 g667g616 g680g674ig676g662ng594. Mg618g664g662ng594 g659g674g562g657ndg609 ig609 g621hg618g632g565g657ng660g662ng594 fg669g608 g567g591, sg603 I’g632g599 jg669g662g602 g584 g559g657g614 g621g665g645bg609 tg603 g561g624g665g606 g567g591 g567g557eg610 g572eg669g639g565g591. Ig593 I g672racg676ig554g591 g584 cg669g678g639g565g591 g676g662g567eg609 g584 g580g557g624g598, I g553eg610 I cg651g602 g560eg610 g553g591g1341g657g608 ag610 bag621g564eg643bg618g632g599. I’g579g591 g568g657g579g657g608 hag589 gg569og589 rg636g565g591 mog555g624lg609 fg669g608 mg651nag660g662ng594 mg669g568g657g616. I g642hg669g645lg589 log636g598 g678g606 g676g662pg609 g651ng589 sg676rag576eg660g562eg609 g669g635g665g662g568g591. THINK ABOUT IT Does this idea of growth and fixed mindsets resonate with you?