Last year around this time, I went to the beach with my mom. She was flipping through Real Simple magazine, which is our favorite beach read, and one of the articles posed this question: “What book has had the greatest impact on your life?” I immediately knew that the book that changed my life the most was Mindset by Carol Dweck, who is a psychologist, Stamford professor, and one of the world's leading researchers on motivation. You heard me reference this book in the last episode. Mindset is all about the power of believing that we can improve and the foundation of this book is that we all have either a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. People with a growth mindset love to learn. They’re up for a challenge and know they’ll get better at something the more they work at it. They like to stretch themselves and experience new things and are open to feedback. People with a fixed mindset think they’re born with certain abilities. They don’t want to try new things because they worry they won’t be good at them. They’re afraid to fail or that people will judge them. Most of us have a fixed mindset! I know I did before reading this book. But here’s the thing…you can actually change your mindset and become more open to growth and trying new things. This is such an important message that I want to share Carol Dweck’s short Ted Talk from 2014. I hope you enjoy it. Xo Sarah I’m Sarah Mikutel, a fellow INFP Enneagram 9. Wanna know a little more about me? I am the founder of Podcast Launch Academy and host of two other podcasts: the Postcard Academy travel podcast, which features women, like me, who packed up everything to start a new adventure in another part of the world, and Podcasting Step by Step, which teaches people how to build their brand and business, connect to their community, and increase their impact through the magic of podcasting. Connect with me at sarahmikutel.com or find me on Instagram @sarahmikutel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sarah-mikutel/message