Top Highlights

• If a person's motivation is external, such as wealth, fame, image, social status and position, it typically indicates that the person has a fixed mindset.
• People with fixed mindsets are overwhelmingly frightened by unfamiliar ground, and, as a result, they never really get to explore their full potential.
• motivation rooted on intrinsic factors, like healthy relationships with family and friends, the joy of having outstanding personal character, and learning as a means to improve performance at work is indicative of a growth mindset.
• A growth mindset also gives a person solid resiliency when confronted with adversities. This is because growth is produced during difficult times.
• Those who are willing to endure hardships with a positive mindset will ultimately produce character growth. This is the essence of developing a growth mindset.