The nature of mindsets

“It is not primarily our physical selves that limit us but rather our mindset about our physical limits.”

• Mindsets are unique to everyone.
• Mindsets are created by experiences.
• Mindsets create blind spots. They provide us with fragmented ways of looking at the world.
• Mindsets are self-deceptive.
• Mindsets shape our everyday lives. Changing our lives means shifting our mindsets.
• Mindsets create our shared world. They are a powerful leverage point for cultural and systemic change.
• Mindsets can be transcended, using mindfulness.

• The fixed mindset: Believes strengths are innate gifts that can't be developed.
• The growth mindset: Believes strengths can be developed with effort.
• The benefit mindset: Believes in developing strengths and meaningfully contributes to a future of greater possibility.

“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.”