Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
Do you ever feel like you aren’t good enough or can’t do something you think you should be able to or want to do, or that everyone is ahead of you or better than you? The reality is - you might not be good enough … yet. The Power of Yet is something educator and psychologist Carol Dweck talks about in her Ted Talk: The power of believing that you can improve. We are programmed to praise talent and success, and sometimes we think if we aren’t the smartest, the fastest, or the best socially, we aren’t good enough. Carol said we should instead recognize, reward, and praise effort, grit, and the ability to learn because when we do and when we have a growth mindset, we will put in the work needed to get better and might even pass up the more naturally talented and gifted people who were ahead of us while learning some valuable lessons on the way. Instead of saying “I’m not good,” “I’m not smart,” or, “I can’t do it,” say, “I’m not good, smart, or can’t do it yet .” That one word could chan...