Continuing with lead the brain discuss http://hunt-for-motivation.blogspot.com/2011/01/lead-brain.html below is a summary of a book that throws light on how can we help people around us build a habit of "leading their brain out of adversity"
MindSet (Summary of a book by Carol S. Dweck)!
Don’t divide the world into week and strong, success or failures…. But divide the world into learners and non-learners.
There are two types of Mindsets
1. Fixed mindset. Where an individual believes that his/her qualities are carved in stone. They have a specific amount of intelligence, personality and moral character. And they have to prove this over and over again, because they feel every situation is evaluated. And they have to ensure that they deliver on their personal belief of the amount of intelligence, personality and character they have. These people end up blaming the "3rd Person" for any adversity or challenge in their life. Hence are stalled in their feet when stretched.
2. Growth mindset. Here an individual believes that his/her qualities can be cultivated through efforts. Although, initially, people may differ in every which way – in their initial talents and aptitudes. But everyone can change and grow through application and experience. This creates a passion for learning and stretching themselves. People in growth mindset, thrive on challenge as the bigger the challenge, the more they can stretch and learn. In growth mindset, failures don’t define you, but it is considered t be a problem that has to be dealt with and learned from.
How to Develop Growth Mind Set in Others. It can be developed at any age
1. Send development messages. Every word and action sends a message. It tells children or students or peers or athletes – how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed mindset message that says: you have a permanent trait and I am judging it. Or it can be a growth mindset message that says: you are a developing person and I am interested in your development.
2. Don’t stereotype or label people. Praising people for their effort as well as the result. This will help people find success via learning and improving. If you start labeling people, they move towards fixed mindset and hence do not admit and correct their deficiencies. A student mentioned that I am always praised for my intelligence rather than my efforts, and slowly buy surely I developed an aversion to difficult challenge.
3. Inculcate True self confidence via pushing them towards learning mode i.e. the courage to be open – to welcome change and new ideas. This will help in making people ready to grow. To grow true self confidence, we should focus on praising the work that they have put in i.e. That homework was so long and involved. I really admire the way you concentrated and finished it. Focus on inculcating that skills and achievement come through commitment and effort.
4. Push people towards Observe, Learn and Improve Set high standards for people around you and keep raising the bar. Focus on telling them that “you have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better”
Gist being
“Did I win? Did I lose? These are wrong question. The correct question is: did I make my best effort? If yes that you may be outscored, but you will never lose”
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