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What Is a Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset?

Success

A fixed mindset is one that assumes a person’s habits, preferences, skills and even longings are fixed, perhaps even innate. This mindset restrictively inhibits people from self-improvement and learning new skills. Through her 2006 book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success , Carol Dweck, Ph.D., What is a growth mindset?

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How to Understand People’s Personality Types

Success

How different types of personality affect the brain Nardi, who has conducted neuroscience research since 2006, explains that a person’s psyche—the synergy of brain and mind—is a sum of forces that shape each other and coevolve into a compass that provides us direction. Do not mistake confidence and speed for competence.

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Find Your Writing Confidence, No Alcohol Required

Men With Pens

Setting aside the part where you can do irreparable damage to the very brain that got you into the writing business, it’s not a health way to deal with the stress of the world (or the writing life). You’re not worried about losing that skill forever tomorrow, are you? But for writers, are there other options? Of course you’re not.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Some 75 per cent of SMEs say the economy will see an upturn in 2010, with 61 per cent confident about their business prospects for the coming year and 35 per cent predicting an improvement by January 2010, according to BT’s 2009 Business Pulse report. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Teamwork for Small Business Is Way To Success | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

Team has many function, they develop more skill, service, and opportunity to your business. Whatever you do, employ new staff , hire a consultant , work with an accountant , think my-team , think my-community and think my-network – because you are building your Small Business Team. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Clever Marketing by Kitchen Table Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Here is some of what she emailed me: “… I was a nurse of 13 years experience in all areas of nursing and a practicing aroma therapist, so using my extensive knowledge in health care and natural essential oils and emollients I created my blend, Tattoo Aftercare®, (Scots are also famous for blending skills!) Any idea anyone?

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Communicating Honestly Without Going Overboard

Brilliantly Better

Understanding that most of my fears in this area were irrational or exaggerated, seeing that my communication style basically made me invisible and was sabotaging any chance I had of getting ahead, I decided to develop the skills and attitudes that would allow me to communicate honestly. I now call this skill constructive communication.

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