Learn, and then share what you learned.

The infographic below inspired me to use cheezburger to make today's growth mindset cat:

Learn, and then share what you learned.

Thanks to this Twitter post from Mariana Funes, I found Sylvia Duckworth's wonderful Twitter flowchart: Should you use Twitter?

I am prepared to take risks in pursuit of my goals.

Today's cat was inspired by the infographic below:

I am prepared to take risks

in pursuit of my goals.

(cheezburger)

This is the infographic by "Jan and Alicia" that I've seen making the rounds on Twitter:

English: Embrace challenges!

Embrace challenges!

This cat is inspired by a graphic I found at Twitter:

The image comes from cheezburger.

Life is a journey of learning

Life is a journey of learning.

In the Twitter stream this morning, I found this chart contrasting the growth mindset and fixed mindset:

I made the cat with this cheezburger image.

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.

Picture your brain forming new connections.

The quote is from Carol Dweck's Mindset: "Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn."

The image is from cheezburger.

Picture your brain forming new connections.

And neutral connections are just one of the many types of connections that help learning to happen, as you can see in this great graphic from Jackie Gerstein: Learning: It’s All About the Connections.

English: Detect new opportunities.

Detect new opportunities.

In the Twitter stream this morning, I found this chart contrasting the growth mindset and fixed mindset:

I made the cat with this cheezburger image.

Multiple Intelligences

Some of you may have encountered the work of Howard Gardner and his theory of "multiple intelligences." You can learn about multiple intelligences from the infographic and/or from the video which you will find at the bottom of this post, both by Marek Bennett. I really like this approach as a way to think about the different talents you can grow if you work on them: there are so many skills you can grow if you take the time to practice and improve!

I've also created a series of cats to illustrate the intelligences; here they are as a Flickr slideshow:

English: They never said it would be easy.

They never said it would be easy.

They only said it would be worth it.

I picked the quote I liked best and made two LOLCats. The first one is a cat climbing a tree:

I like this one of the cat with a fish even better, but some people have told me the fish-eye freaks them out. You can decide which one you like best:

This quote came from a great poster that Jackie Gerstein shared at Twitter. Click here to see the full-sized version of the poster.

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone: being like everyone else - insecure - surviving - fear - just getting by - a dull life - play it safe - procrastination - regret - settling for less

Outside the Comfort Zone: going for your dreams - confidence - exploring new things - choosing happiness - fulfillment - getting the most out of life - embracing the unknown - excitement - liking change - living without limits - abundance - act in spite of fear

English. Creative people.

An infographic by Sylvia Duckworth:

English. Embrace risk.

Self-Control

This mind map comes from Learning Fundamentals.

Get Motivated

This mind map comes from Learning Fundamentals.

English. Life is like a camera.

Motivator: Genius is...

Grant Snider is a fabulous artist, and he has created many posters inspired by reading and writing, and about the creative process in general. I really like this poster about "genius." Instead of the Thomas Edison adage about genius being "1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." I suspect Snider's breakdown is closer to the mark! For the full-size view, see Grant Snider's blog: Genius Is... His work is also available in poster-size to put on your wall!

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