“There is a strong message in our society about how to boost children’s self-esteem, and a main part of that message is: Protect them from failure! While this may help with the immediate problem of a child’s disappointment, it can be harmful in the long run.”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“Often, they sat in the evening together by the bank on the log, said nothing and both listened to the water, which was no water to them, but the voice of life, the voice of what exists, of what is eternally taking shape.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“laid-back people”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“Next time you’re in a position to discipline, ask yourself, What is the message I’m sending here: I will judge and punish you? Or I will help you think and learn?”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, seek new strategies, and keep on learning.”
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
― Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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