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EnRon created a culture that worshipped talent, thereby forcing its employees to look and act extraordinarily talented. Basically, it forced them into the fixed mindset -with the fixed mindset, people do not admit and correct.
 
Which companies were great and how did they become great?
"The type of leader in every case led the company into greatness.

They were self effacing people who constantly asked questions and have the ability to confront the most brutal answers. To look failures in the face, even their own, while maintaining faith that they would succeed in the end - not constantly trying to prove they're better than others , they don't highlight the hierarchy, they don't claim credit for the work other people do and they do not mind other people feeling powerful .
 
They're constantly trying to improve, look squarely at their own mistakes and deficiencies" 

​Leaders are important and can improve their efficacy by being in the growth mindset. Try it.

Some people prize natural endowment over earned ability -As much as our culture talks about individual effort and self-improvement, deep down, we revere the naturals. 
We like to think of our champions and idols as super heroes who were born different from us. (Hold us responsible for our effort vs I couldn't do that therefore why try?)
 
What is a champion? Someone who can raise their level of play when they need to. Someone who puts forth an extra effort at that time. 
 
When 11 players want to knock you down, when you're tired or injured, when the referees are against you, you cannot let any of it affect your focus. 

How do you do that? Got to learn how. 

​"It is one of the most difficult aspect of soccer and the one I struggle with every game and every practice," said Mia Hamm.
 
None of the superstars thought they were special people, born with the right to win just by showing up on the field. They were people who worked hard, who learned how to keep their focus under pressure, and who stretched beyond ordinary abilities when they had to.
 
How good you are at sports will always improve if you work harder at it. 
 
To be successful in sports, you need to learn techniques and skills and practice them regularly. 
 
Those with the growth mindset were the ones who showed the most character or heart. They were the ones with the minds of champions. Mental toughness.
 
"Personal success is when you work your hardest to become your best " this was central to John Wooden's life."There are many many games that  give me as much pleasure as any of the ten national championship games simply because we prepared fully and played near our highest level of ability."

​. In the fixed mindset, imperfection is shameful, especially if you're talented ,so they just lie them away. We took ordinary children and made them into liars, simply by telling them they were smart, says the author of Mindset.
 
People in the growth mindset do not believe in permanent inferiority. If they're behind right now- well we need to work harder and try to catch up. 
 
The growth mindset makes people able to take time and get what they need even from a threatening environment.
 
Exercise: think about your hero. 
Do you think of this person as someone with extraordinary abilities who achieved with little effort? Now go find out the truth and admire them more.

Think of times other people out-did you and you assumed they were simply smarter or more talented. Now consider the idea that  they just used better strategies, taught themselves more, practiced harder, and worked their way through obstacles. You can do that, too, if you want to.
 
Are there situations where you get stupid, or you disengage your intelligence? 
Next time you're in one of those situations, get yourself into a growth mindset -think about learning and improvement, not judgment, and hook it back up.

​If you work in a school, please share this info with your co-workers! If you are a parent, please use this in your parenting.