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  Mindset

  What if I told you an Americal Psychologist named Carol Dweck has boiled down success to a simple 3 letter word formula?

  Those who know how to use this simple 3 letter word succeed in everything they touch, while others are still stuck.

  Before I share with you what exactly this strange 3 letter word is let me share an interesting story…

  Who are the people that come to your mind when I ask you to think of successful & intelligent people?

  Thomas Edison? Albert Einstein? Bill Gates? Picasso?

  Thomas Edison – was kicked out of school for being “mentally deficient”.

  Albert Einstein – He failed polytechnic school in Zurich

  Bill Gates – would sleep in class and never graduated college.

  Picasso – Struggled and was an “average” painter in his early days.

  Ironically most of us had a much better start in our lives yet these men got to outperform us.

  The author of this book Carol Dweck says that there are two kinds of people.

  One with a growth mindset & the other with a fixed mindset.

  The ones with a growth mindset believe that with effort, perseverance & drive you can develop any quality.

  Just like those people we saw in the above example.

  They also use this magical 3 letter word – YET.

  “I’ve not mastered this skill yet”

  “I’ve not learned this fully yet”

  “I’ve not fully developed my learning abilities yet”

  “I’ve not discovered the element that should be in the light bulb yet”

  On the contrary, the people with a fixed mindset believe that your skills & abilities are set in stone and fixed.

  “Maybe school is not for me”

  “I suck at making money”

  “I always choose the wrong partner”

  “I’m an introvert & bad at talking to people”

  Just imagine what would have happened to the world if Thomas Edison actually taught

  “Maybe I should stop fooling myself with this science thing and try to play football instead…”

  The whole world would be dark and maybe you wouldn’t be reading this email right now.

  So take notes from these great people…

  As long as you believe that your success depends on your perseverance, drive & effort nothing can stop you no matter how bad you are right now.

  You just haven’t gotten there YET…

  Book Name: Mindset

  Author Name: Carlos Dweck

  Who is this for This book is for anyone who feels they are not good enough in their line of work or for someone who wants to try something new but is afraid that they may embarrass themselves as they are bad at it.

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  The Man’s Search For Meaning

  Man’s Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust

  Imagine you are a prisoner in a concentration camp…

  You only get 1 meal a day & that too is a watery soup + 1 slice of bread.

  They force you to work on construction sites all day as a slave.

  Your body becomes very weak & tired…

  You see people around you getting sick, fainting & even dying.

  The place you live smells like a human waste all the time…

  Your chances of surviving this are almost 0.

  Your only way out of this misery is death.

  That was the life of Viktor Frankl for 3 long years…

  Victor was a well-off psychologist before he ended up in the concentration camp.

  The Nazis captured him at the camp because he was a jew.

  It was during his captive in the camp, he realized something that liberated him.

  It was man’s last freedom.

  All have this inside us – and nobody can take it this way.

  Once you realize this then even your biggest worries, problems & trauma will start to melt like ice on a hot pan…

  What exactly is man’s last freedom?

  It is this: Every time there is a stimulus from the external environment –

  you have the power to choose your response.

  All you need to do is to be aware of it.

  An external stimulus can be stubbing your toe.

  It can be a negative comment on your social media.

  It can even be starvation & slavery like it was for Victor Frankl.

  You can get sad, pissed, or angry thinking this is the natural response to the situation.

  Or – you can be aware of your power to choose the response and respond in a way that would serve you the best.

  Stubbed your toe? Put on an ice pack and carry on with your work once the pain subsides.

  A negative comment on social media? Ignore and carry on with your life.

  Once you become aware of this power you are not controlled by external stimuli anymore.

  You become unstoppable.

  In a nutshell here is the summary: Between stimulus and response lies a space. In that space lie our freedom and power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.

  If this mental model helped Victor survive the concentration camp & create an entire industry called “Logotherapy” –

  then it can help you achieve anything you need.