As we ring in the new year, many of us write down new goals for the upcoming year. One goal may be to shift our mindsets. Have you ever heard the terms “growth mindset” and “fixed mindset”? Do you ...

Let’s say a child goes to stack blocks into a tower but struggles to balance them. Frustrated, he may cry out, “I just can’t do it. I’m not good at building towers.” Despite encouragement from a ...

We encounter obstacles that may alter our mindset (perceptions of things) throughout our lives. Failure is part of life and sport. There are two sets of mindsets; one is the growth mindset, and the ...

Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed ...