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…human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind… If you change your mind, you can change your life. – William James

An entrepreneurial mind-set can get you a long way toward creating the right job in a way that makes everyone happy.

…having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results.

…the problem with a damage control mind-set is that it is too often applied by people to protect their own careers, and not the reputations of their organizations.

…the tough love mindset enables a great manager to keep two contradictory thoughts in mind at the same time – the need to maintain high performance standards and the need to care – and still function effectively.

…in the wake of failure, those with growth mindsets tend to bounce back sooner.

…in both younger children and older adults… I’ve found that growth mindset and grit go together.

People with a growth mindset believe that… basic qualities are ‘malleable’ and can be improved through learning and effort.

People who have a growth mindset… are… open to new experiences, more willing to take risks, more persistent, and more resilient in rebounding from failure.

All leaders have their setbacks; the key is adopting a mindset of learning from failures and having the resilience to bounce back, wiser and more experienced for the next challenge.