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Grow on Purpose
Talent gets you invited; mindset keeps you in the game. View setbacks as data instead of verdicts.
Seth Thomas
June 06, 2025
Becoming is better than being. — Carol Dweck
Good Morning. Fixed‑mindset language (“I’m just bad at sales”) locks performance to identity. Growth‑mindset framing (“I haven’t mastered sales yet”) keeps the door open for skill acquisition.
Neuroplastic research backs the reframe: neurons that fire together wire together, regardless of birthright. Practice doesn’t merely reveal capacity—it expands it.
Praise therefore matters. Applaud effort strategies, not innate genius, and you’ll crave challenge instead of validation.
Today’s Challenge
Replace one self‑label (“I’m not a numbers person”) with “I’m learning numbers skills.” Notice motivation shift.
🧠 Fascinating Stimuli:
Book of the Week
 | Beverly E. Jones’s Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO distills 50 bite‑size lessons for navigating today’s career landscape: think opportunity like a founder, execute discipline like a chief, and keep resilience on tap for inevitable pivots. Each three‑page chapter pairs a real‑world story with a “Try This” move, nudging you to plan, network, and reinvent before circumstances force you. I’m recommending it because its pragmatic, self‑directed mindset aligns with our community’s build‑and‑adapt ethos. |
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