Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol Dweck
1)The general theme is this book is that people with a fixed mindset and a growth mindset are inherently different but a growth mindset is the one that everybody should adopt. This mindset will help you lead a life where one can get the most out of our experiences.
2) This book connects right along to what we have learned in this class. Entrepreneurs are very hard working individuals who experience much failure along their journeys. This book discusses a growth mindset. Entrepreneurs in my opinion have to have a growth mindset or they will simply not succeed. They must be dedicated and willing to work hard. We have had many assignments where we analyze how we have worked and what we need to do to better our ventures. I believe that we have adopted a growth mindset in this class.
3) If I had to design an exercise I would have it be to write about a time where the student pushed themselves. This would be a reflection exercise and ask students to discuss in detail what they were feeling at the time. I believe that this exercise would be beneficial because it would show students that they probably have had a growth mindset at some point in their lives. By having them think about it deeper, perhaps they will have an easier time adopting and applying it to their current entrepreneurial ventures.
4) When I chose this book based off of the title, I thought it would be mundane and repetitive on things I have been hearing my whole life. I was expecting it to say that positive mindsets are the key to success. This book however took quite the opposite stance. I was most shocked to read about examples where failure actually lead to success! Most people do not like talking about their failures so it was surprising to read a book where they valued them. This is what a growth mindset is all about. Learning from failures and pushing yourself to do better!
Mindset was one of the books that I wanted to read because I too was interested in seeing if was going to be basically a repetition of what we always here. I wasn't able to read it, but it seemed pretty interesting. I have never heard of a growth mindset before, but as you mentioned it seems like the perfect mindset for an entrepreneur. Your class exercise was also good; recalling a time in which you had to push yourself can definitely show personal growth and determination.
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