In his new book, Why People Fail, Siimon Reynolds addresses 16 obstacles to success and how to overcome them. On the 18th of May Siimon is my guest on BOOKED for Lunch – a free lunchtime webinar that I’ll tell you more about in just a moment. I’d like to look at the 4th obstacle to success that Siimon has identified in Why People Fail.
That obstacle is Fixed Mindset. Do you have a Fixed Mindset or a Growth Mindset?
Siimon describes a Fixed Mindset as one where you believe that your abilities in an area are set in stone. That you can’t be better at a particular job or career or or even personally, because of some factors that limit you. The problem with this mindset is that it can lead to all sorts of behaviours that lead to failure. All is not lost though… A fixed Mindset CAN be changed to a Growth Mindset, according to our author.
A person with a Growth Mindset believes their talents are NOT fixed and that with attention and thought and study they can improve (and possibly become great) great at whatever they choose to tackle. Growth Mindsets lead to behaviour that makes success easier to achieve and failure easier to avoid. In this chapter Siimon talks about the importance of learning new skills, new ideas, new ways of thinking that move you closer to your goals.
Is there an area that you’d like to master but today your skills at this area are only average at best? On the 18th of May Siimon is my guest on BOOKED for lunch – free webinars with the world’s leading authors and thinkers. During that webinar he’ll tell us how a change in mindset has lead to great success and will provide us with great examples from the book.
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Register today for BOOKED for Lunch with Siimon Reynolds on our website, or call us on 1300 720 120.
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