Mark Tosczak» Self improvement http://marktzk.com Writer. PR & marketing thinker. Problem solver. Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 You can become more talented http://marktzk.com/become-more-talented/ http://marktzk.com/become-more-talented/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:53:30 +0000 Mark Tosczak http://marktzk.com/?p=8 Are you able to learn new things, benefit from new experiences and add new skills? Or are you stuck with whatever natural talents you might have been born with? The answer, apparently, depends simply on which you believe.

If you believe you can learn new things, you will. If you believe you’re stuck with you “natural talents,” you will be. Fortunately for me, I’ve always believed I can learn new things (which is fortunate, because my ‘natural talents’ are few and far between).

More details on this idea, and the research behind it that looked, in this New York Times article. The article is based on a 2006 book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Stanford University psychologist. Wikipedia says the book “provides steps or ideas that the reader can follow to achieve the growth mindset.”

So what do you do if you believe you’re stuck with just your natural talents? You’re wrong. Change your mind, change your beliefs, change your mindset, and grow.

(Need help? Order “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” from Amazon.)

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