What is a growth mindset?

A growth mindset is the belief that one can learn and improve their abilities through effort and perseverance.

What is a fixed mindset?

A fixed mindset is the belief that one’s abilities are static and cannot be changed or improved.

How can the word 'yet' help?

Adding 'yet' to sentences encourages a positive outlook on learning and progress, suggesting that understanding or ability can be achieved with more effort.

Who are examples of people with a growth mindset?

Michael Jordan and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) are examples of individuals who have demonstrated a growth mindset in their careers.

What was the speaker's main struggle?

The speaker struggled with reading and managing emotions related to learning challenges.

What book did the speaker read?

The speaker read 'Mindsets' by Carol Dweck.

How did the speaker feel about their past struggles?

The speaker felt frustrated and upset when facing challenges, particularly in learning.

What message does the speaker want to convey?

The speaker wants to convey that with a growth mindset and persistence, it's possible to overcome challenges and improve oneself.

The Mindset of a Champion | Carson Byblow | TEDxYouth@AASSofia

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px9CzSZsa0Y

Summary

TLDRThe speaker, reflecting on personal struggles with reading, emphasizes the importance of having a growth mindset as exemplified by figures like Michael Jordan and Dwayne Johnson. They explain the difference between a growth mindset, where individuals believe they can improve through effort, and a fixed mindset, where individuals feel their abilities are static. The speaker shares their journey of realizing their fixed mindset and learning to embrace a growth mindset, aided by the understanding that adding 'yet' to their negative thoughts can foster positivity and promote effort. Through perseverance, they express that anyone can transform their mindset and become their own version of a champion.

Takeaways

🏀 Michael Jordan embodies the growth mindset.
📚 A growth mindset believes in the possibility of improvement.
🚫 A fixed mindset limits potential and fears challenges.
🔑 The word 'yet' is a key to changing negative thoughts.
💪 Perseverance and effort lead to success.
🤝 Support from mentors can guide mindset shifts.
🌱 Growth mindset encourages learning from failures.
💡 Emotions can interfere with learning but can be managed.
🌈 Everyone can work towards a champion mindset.
✨ Progress is achieved incrementally over time.

Timeline

00:00:00 - 00:06:49
Michael Jordan exemplifies the importance of perseverance, as he highlights his many failures and how they contributed to his ultimate success. In his journey from not making the high school basketball team to becoming a sports legend, he demonstrates that a champion's mindset is crucial. This mindset can be categorized into two types: growth and fixed. A growth mindset embraces challenges and sees failure as a learning opportunity, similar to the journey of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Conversely, a fixed mindset believes abilities are static, leading to fear of challenges and defensiveness. The speaker shares personal struggles with reading, revealing that initial frustration stemmed from a fixed mindset. Discovering the meaning of growth mindset has started a transformation for the speaker, marking a shift in attitude towards challenges and learning. This transformation emphasizes the potential for change in one's mindset and acknowledges the role of support, such as a thoughtful book and encouraging advice from a teacher, showing the importance of persistence and the positive impact of the word 'yet' to foster improvement and resilience.

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Video Q&A

What is a growth mindset?
A growth mindset is the belief that one can learn and improve their abilities through effort and perseverance.
What is a fixed mindset?
A fixed mindset is the belief that one’s abilities are static and cannot be changed or improved.
How can the word 'yet' help?
Adding 'yet' to sentences encourages a positive outlook on learning and progress, suggesting that understanding or ability can be achieved with more effort.
Who are examples of people with a growth mindset?
Michael Jordan and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) are examples of individuals who have demonstrated a growth mindset in their careers.
What was the speaker's main struggle?
The speaker struggled with reading and managing emotions related to learning challenges.
What book did the speaker read?
The speaker read 'Mindsets' by Carol Dweck.
How did the speaker feel about their past struggles?
The speaker felt frustrated and upset when facing challenges, particularly in learning.
What message does the speaker want to convey?
The speaker wants to convey that with a growth mindset and persistence, it's possible to overcome challenges and improve oneself.

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Translator: Mirjana Čutura Reviewer: David DeRuwe
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Michael Jordan said, "I've missed more than 9,000 shots,
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lost almost 300 games,
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and 26 times, I've been trusted to make the game-winning shot
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and missed.
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I fail over and over and over again.
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And that is why I succeed."
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Michael Jordan is one of the most famous basketball players in the world
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though he wasn't always a star.
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He didn't make his high school basketball team
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because he was too short and wasn't good enough.
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He could've quit,
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but, instead, he had the mindset to continue and get better.
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He was out practicing each day before most people were even out of bed.
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And because of this, he not only made the team the following year,
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but he went on to become the greatest player of all time
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and a true champion.
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The question that comes to our minds is:
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can we all learn to have the mindset of a champion?
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A "mindset" is a word describing how we think.
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There are two types of mindsets:
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one, a growth mindset,
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and two, a fixed mindset.
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A growth mindset is when somebody believes they can learn to be good
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and they can learn to be better.
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They are not afraid of challenges.
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They continue when things get hard.
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They know that they have put effort in to learn,
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and they learn from criticism.
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They are also inspired by people who do well.
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Michael Jordan has this trait
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though another person with a growth mindset is the Rock, Dwayne Johnson.
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He was cut from the Canadian Football League early on in his career.
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He could've quit,
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but instead he worked very hard, faced many challenges,
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and is now a super, super famous movie star -
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one of my favorites.
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(Laughter)
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Did you know that coaches and professional scouts
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look for athletes who don't just have skill.
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They want someone who wants to learn,
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who's coachable,
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and will give a 100% effort in practices.
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They want someone with a growth mindset.
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What they don't want is someone who thinks they are already good enough,
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they don't need to learn, and are not coachable.
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These people have a fixed mindset.
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A fixed mindset is the opposite of a growth.
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These people either think they're born good or born not so good.
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They cannot learn.
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They're afraid of challenges.
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They give up and get defensive easily.
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They feel criticized when given feedback,
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and they're threatened by people who do well.
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Which mindset do you think I have?
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Well, let me tell you a story.
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Reading has always been hard for me, and even now I still find it challenging.
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From kindergarten to fourth grade,
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I was always a bit below grade level in reading.
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So each night, I read aloud to my parents to try to get better.
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This was always the worst part of my day.
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(Laughter)
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Whenever I was reading, I would, of course, make mistakes:
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misread words, say words that were not there,
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miss words that were there, and miss punctuation -
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normal.
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But whenever my mom or dad tried to correct me, I'd get upset.
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I told them that they were wrong and sometimes even had a meltdown.
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This happened for my friends and teachers
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and with other subjects and activities too.
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I thought that I should know how to do everything already,
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and if I didn't, I would get upset.
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I thought that what my teachers were teaching should come to me easy.
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Well, guess what?
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Some of the things I was learning or reading were not easy.
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I would get upset.
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Negative thoughts came into my mind, "You suck. You can't do anything.
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This should be soooo easy."
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Suddenly, I felt tears coming down my face in front of my friends and teachers too.
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In my head, I was saying, "No, no, no, no, no, please no."
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I could no longer control my emotions.
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This is where the real problem begins.
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You see, I lose control of my emotions, I stop listening, and I stop thinking.
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I become difficult to those around me.
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And when I finally get through it, I am very tired.
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This is not healthy, and it's not the person I want to be.
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I want to know why I'm feeling this way and why my emotions were so strong.
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Well, this year in fifth grade
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is the first year I was able to answer these questions.
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I learned what a growth and fixed mindset are.
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I'm learning how to change my fixed mindset into a growth mindset
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and have a mindset of a champion.
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I believe we can have both of these mindsets:
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a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
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I believe this because I have both.
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I have a growth mindset with things like soccer, basketball,
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change, and learning new languages.
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I also believe we can change our fixed mindset into a growth mindset
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and have a mindset of a champion.
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Well, maybe not a champion like Michael Jordan,
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but a champion in our own way.
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We may just need a little help to do this.
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My dad and I read this book called "Mindsets," written by Carol Dweck.
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Carol Dweck is a professor and professional psychologist
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who researched and came up with the idea of a growth and fixed mindset.
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Her book told me that I was not the only one who has a fixed mindset
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from time to time.
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However, the best advice I ever got was from my teacher and school counselor.
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Their advice was one little three-letter word.
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This word was "yet."
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They told me to always put the word "yet" at the end of my sentence.
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"I can't do it."
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"I can't do it ... yet."
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"I don't understand."
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"I don't understand ... yet."
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The word "yet" makes me feel I just need to put a little more effort in
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before I understand it.
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I still struggle with the fixed mindset from time to time.
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However, I now know why I get frustrated and upset.
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For any of you out there who may have a fixed mindset from time to time,
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please know that I'm proof that you can beat it.
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Writing this talk, I struggled the whole time.
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But every day, I've gotten a little better than the day before.
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This is why I can say I'm winning -
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because I'm here in front of you now today.
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Thank you.
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(Cheers) (Applause)