You’re right that maintaining a growth mindset is difficult; particularly when we’ve grown up accepting a fixed mindset. I don’t think Dweck’s research really contradicts that. And though I don’t think you’re saying otherwise, I don’t think its difficulty to maintain is a reason to deny it’s utility in achieving better outcomes for ourselves.

Get James to introduce you to Zeb when you’re in Tokyo. Amazingly successful MS entertainment biz dev manager (ie. he cuts xbox content deals in Japan) who still sees his career as “just starting out”. Ask him about his career guidance tips (pure gold).

Psst, I’m not the author of this post, Jen is. And I’m pretty sure she’s not going to Tokyo, though it would be totally awesome if she did

But thanks for the advice, I will definitely keep it in mind.

We actually started a club around this concept at school. We called it “AHNS” (pronounce it as anus) –> “Always happy never satisfied”.

The thing about growth mindset though is that it’s extremely hard to keep up. “Do you want to be great or do you want to be happy?”. You force yourself to admit that you’re not good enough, and then you have to remember that it’s actually another opportunity to grow. I have this problem all the time. When I feel happy after I closed a major deal or got a job offer, I stop trying. When I feel extremely depressed, I become extremely productive and grow. Trial by fire ne?

Get James to introduce you to Zeb when you’re in Tokyo. Amazingly successful MS entertainment biz dev manager (ie. he cuts xbox content deals in Japan) who still sees his career as “just starting out”. Ask him about his career guidance tips (pure gold).