It takes time for potential to flower.

The quote is from Carol Dweck's book, Mindset: "People with the growth mindset know that it takes time for potential to flower." More cats inspired by this book: Carol Dweck's Mindset.

It takes time for potential to flower.

(image is from cheezburger)

To grow yourself, you must know yourself.

In a separate post I've provided a detailed response to Jackie Gerstein's post about growth mindset last week, and in that post she also shared a great infographic about self-reflection which you can see below. Today's cat is inspired by that need for honest, continuous self-reflection.

To grow yourself, you must know yourself.

The image is from cheezburger.

The infographic from Jackie Gerstein - Growth Mindset: Personal Accountability and Reflection, and there is a transcription of the text here.

Benjamin Zander - Work (How to give an A)

This talk by Benjamin Zander is about learning in general, and about music in particular: I think you will find it very inspiring!

Work (How to give an A)

Perfectionism holds us back

One of the biggest obstacles to promoting learning and growth in school is the cult of perfectionism: the perfect score on a test, the 4.0 GPA, etc. In this TED talk, Charly Haversat offers some ideas for breaking free from that perfectionism in order to keep on growing and growing.

Charly Haversat: Perfectionism holds us back. 

The Power of Belief — Mindset and Success

Eduardo Briceño is one of Carol Dweck's collaborators at the MindsetWorks project, and if you enjoyed his other TED talk — How to get better at the things you care about — you will probably enjoy this one also!

The Power of Belief — Mindset and Success

How to get better at the things you care about

Eduardo Briceño is one of Carol Dweck's collaborators at the MindsetWorks project, and this TED video is a wonderful introduction to mindset as it relates to school and any kind of learning challenge you might face; you can also read the transcript here: How to get better at the things you care about.

Tips to Boost Your Confidence

This is a helpful video about the different dimensions of confidence and how you can grow to become more confident in yourself. Find out more at the TED-Ed page for this video lesson.