What’s the big deal about “Mindset”?

Healthy Habits

By Coach Dean / June 24, 2015

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“It starts in the mind”

“You have to believe it to achieve it”

“It’s all in your head”

True or False?

In her book “Mindset”, Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck writes about the “Fixed” vs. “Growth” mindset.

Look at the graphic below (from Precision Nutrition Level 2 coaching course).

Can you see where it all begins?

A fixed mindset looks at intelligence as static, with the desire to look smart as the driving focus.

A growth mindset, on the other hand, views intelligence as something that can be developed, which in turn leads to a desire to learn.

Look at the graphic.

Can you identify your “mindset tendency”?

What is the benefit of one over the other?