Thomas Edison, arguably the greatest inventor of the late nineteenth century, exhibited a growth mindset in his famous quote when he was criticized for failing seven hundred times to invent the incandescent lightbulb. He said, “I have not failed seven hundred times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those seven hundred ways will not work. When I have eliminated all the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.” It took him one thousand tries. He thought of each one as a learning opportunity.
