How can you improve your MINDSET? Learning self-talk about succeeding Thinking of difficulties encountered as reflecting wrong strategy, not lack of talent Thinking of goals and setbacks as challenges, not failures Recalling past successes Hearing stories of how other people have succeeded (e.g., movies, tapes, books) Cultivating friends with whom you can talk about goals Finding role modes that you can emulate (everyday heroes are closer than you think) Exercising physically (relearning that the body and mind are connected) Eating properly (remembering that you need fuel) Resting adequately (recharging for the next active goal-directed output) Laughing at oneself (especially when stuck) Re-goaling (persistence in the face of absolute goal blockage deflates agency and pathways) Rewarding oneself for small sub-goal attainments on the way to larger, long-term goals Educating oneself for specific skills, as well as learning how to learn Learn to hear your fixed voice mindset Recognize that you have a choice Talk back to it with your growth mindset voice. Take the growth mindset action Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset Have students identify certain actions that they will try to put into practice. Emphasize that even modest starting points to lead to significant change. Have them plot their starting point on the spectrum before the session is over. Snyder (1996), qtd. in http://www.semo.edu/ustudies/images/StuTrans_Pattengale_HopeScale_2009.pdf and Carol Dweck from http://mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/index.html