Why am I passionate about this?
Ever since I was a little girl, I felt intimidated to use my voice when I needed to, or didnât feel confident to speak up or show up to support myself. It wasnât until I studied emotional intelligence (EI) that I started to learn the tools that helped me develop my confidence and step into my power. My book has many of these tools in it, and I am on a mission to help leaders embrace intentional shifts in behavior, or pauses, to redirect their energy to feel more confident, calm, and clearâwithout the overwhelm.
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Why did Rachael love this book?
I loved this book so much that I cited Dweck and the growth mindset in Pause because every human needs to know about this mind-blowing concept. As a coach, I help my clients understand that a growth mindset is critical to doing anything differently. To be more confident, you have to show up differently.
This book helped me get off auto-pilot mode or thinking things canât be done. I learned that I had a lot of fixed mindset, which put a limit on everything I did! Because of this book, I now challenge my assumptions, get curious about what I thought couldnât be changed or about someone, and learn how to be a more critical thinker about how I showed upânot just about the things I was doingâbut the way I did them.
17 authors picked Mindset as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
From the renowned psychologist who introduced the world to âgrowth mindsetâ comes this updated edition of the million-copy bestsellerâfeaturing transformative insights into redefining success, building lifelong resilience, and supercharging self-improvement.
âThrough clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.ââBill Gates, GatesNotes
âItâs not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.â
After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In thisâŚ