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I have been fascinated by human potential for as long as I can remember. As a youth, my passion manifested in physical skills, pursuing a career in professional tennis, then in martial arts, for example. In my twenties, my interest included the mental and ‘spiritual’ side of life, too. Later, a young family needing to be fed forced me to consider yet another area of life to ‘master’: work and business. With so much of our lives spent in the workplace (a third), it seemed the perfect environment to test all that I had learnt about pushing the boundaries of human potential; mind, body, emotions, and spirit.
When pursuing any goal, an inspiring work life, loving relationships, radiant health, abundant free-flowing wealth, whatever it may be, at some stage you may face a hard truth: that much (if not all) of your success and failure is determined by what goes on between your ears.
Honestly, I wish I had picked up Dr. Dweck’s book twenty years earlier. I’m convinced, had I done so, I would have given Roger Federer a run for his money on centre court at Wimbledon some time.
Mindset is a book that my wife (a school headteacher) and I both agree should be mandatory reading for every parent, teenager, or person wanting to release themselves from the tyranny of self-doubt.
And, of course, well written, researched and tried and tested.
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.
Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers,…
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.
On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…
As someone working in psychiatry, I see how helping children embrace challenges builds real resilience. When kids learn to persist through difficulty, it supports their mental health, school performance, and social growth, while giving them tools to handle adversity. The good news is that resilience and a growth mindset can be developed—and storytelling is one of the most effective ways to do this. Through books, children watch characters struggle, adapt, and grow, learning that challenges are a natural part of life.
Here are some favorite picture books that promote perseverance, creativity, and determination—showing kids that mistakes and effort are essential to achieving big dreams.
This is such a wonderful read for children, especially when they have ever felt frustrated or upset when something they tried didn’t work out.
The story beautifully shows that frustration and failure are normal parts of the creative and learning process.
In the book, a young girl sets out to build the most magnificent thing. Along the way, she fails again and again. However, through persistence, reflection, and creativity, she eventually succeeds. It’s a powerful reminder for young learners that big dreams often require patience and perseverance.
Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog.
The girl has a wonderful idea. “She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!” But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in…
As someone working in psychiatry, I see how helping children embrace challenges builds real resilience. When kids learn to persist through difficulty, it supports their mental health, school performance, and social growth, while giving them tools to handle adversity. The good news is that resilience and a growth mindset can be developed—and storytelling is one of the most effective ways to do this. Through books, children watch characters struggle, adapt, and grow, learning that challenges are a natural part of life.
Here are some favorite picture books that promote perseverance, creativity, and determination—showing kids that mistakes and effort are essential to achieving big dreams.
In the story, Jabari attempts to build a flying machine, but he becomes frustrated when it doesn’t work the way he wanted it to. With encouragement from his father, Jabari learns an important lesson about patience, perseverance, and the power of trying again.
The story also highlights the value of accepting help from others, even when we initially think we can do everything on our own. It’s a meaningful reminder for children about persistence, problem-solving, and learning from setbacks.
Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister. Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! "It'll be easy. I don't need any help," he declares. But it doesn't work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is there to assist, fairy wings and all. With the endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps and engaging mixed-media illustrations, Gaia Cornwall's tale shows that…
At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off. Despite that brutal start, he’s lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a…
As someone working in psychiatry, I see how helping children embrace challenges builds real resilience. When kids learn to persist through difficulty, it supports their mental health, school performance, and social growth, while giving them tools to handle adversity. The good news is that resilience and a growth mindset can be developed—and storytelling is one of the most effective ways to do this. Through books, children watch characters struggle, adapt, and grow, learning that challenges are a natural part of life.
Here are some favorite picture books that promote perseverance, creativity, and determination—showing kids that mistakes and effort are essential to achieving big dreams.
This book is such a fun read and highlights the power of learning from mistakes—even for adults!
The story follows a girl who is famous for never making mistakes. But when she finally makes one big mistake, her reaction becomes the best part of the story—she laughs.
This moment teaches an important lesson: everyone makes mistakes, and mistakes are part of learning and growing. The book encourages children to let go of perfectionism and embrace trial and error as a natural part of trying new things.
Every student, teacher, and perfectionist needs to read this book about learning and growing from your mistakes! The perfect introduction to growth mindset, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes is:
A growth mindset book for kids A teacher must-have for classrooms An educational book for ages 4-8 (and for everyone learning growth mindset!)
Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, the entire town calls her The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes!
Many degree holders experience career and financial challenges they aren't prepared to handle. I know this first hand because after completing my Ph.D., I faced joblessness and massive student loan debt, and after becoming a professor, I saw my students encounter similar situations.
This prompted me to write, Dump Your Degree: How to Repurpose Your Education, Control Your Career, and Gain Financial Freedom. My mission is to provide tangible solutions to students and early career professionals so that they stop solely relying on their degrees but instead learn how to use the sum of their knowledge, skills, and talents in unique ways to create meaningful, viable careers.
If you want to create a career that is entirely in your hands, then Own Your Career Own Your Life is an excellent resource in helping you have complete control. I like how this book enables readers to develop a career vision that positions them for success in any industry. It causes you to reflect on the challenges holding you back, how you make decisions, and discover your purpose. Readers will come out on the other side feeling more confident about having a career that makes sense for their life and knowing how to evolve it when necessary.
Are you searching for a fulfilling career and a life that feels meaningful?
Do you want to wake up every morning feeling excited to start the day and confident that you are truly reaching your potential?
Own Your Career Own Your Life was written for you.
Andy Storch spent years stuck in the wrong career and drifting aimlessly through life. Now, he is a professional coach, consultant, speaker, and author whose life mission is to equip others to live intentionally, love the life they live, and fulfill their true potential.
In his eagerly-anticipated book Own Your Career Own Your Life,…
My perspective as a parent, grandparent, and teacher has changed since I’ve read Mindset. I only wish I had heard about this book sooner. After I read Mindset, I felt like I had discovered the secret sauce for learning. As a teacher, I was always searching for new ways to motivate my students. I adopted innovative strategies and new trends that were engaging. As a result, I was named Teacher of the Year in my school district. Because Dweck’s messages about how the brain learns, the value of mistakes, and perseverance are key to improving a child’s achievement, I annually present this topic at both teacher conferences and parent meetings.
The first two words of this book’s title “Everyone Can” got my attention. And as I flipped through the pages, I was really drawn to its brightly painted illustrations that reminded me so much of modern artwork.
This book is by a two-time Caldecott Medalist and was a Junior Library Guild Selection winner. Its theme is very relatable, for I myself endured the same challenges that many face when learning to ride a bike. The story includes training wheels, holding on, letting go, and of course, falling. (However, I sure don’t remember having the benefit of training wheels.)
There are lots of ups and downs in the story with encouraging words that can propel any child through their many attempts. Perhaps you can predict how this story ends.
“[Raschka's] marvelous sequences, fluid style, and emotional intelligence capture all of the momentum and exhilaration of this glorious accomplishment,” raves School Library Journal in a starred review.
Learning to ride a bike is one of the most important milestones of childhood, and no one captures the emotional ups and downs of the experience better than Chris Raschka, who won the 2012 Caldecott Medal for A Ball for Daisy. In this simple yet emotionally rich "guide," a father takes his daughter through all the steps in the process—from choosing the perfect bicycle to that triumphant first successful ride. Using very few…
Resonant Blue and Other Stories
by
Mary Vensel White,
The first collection of award-winning short fiction from the author of Bellflower and Things to See in Arizona, whose writing reflects “how we can endure and overcome our personal histories, better understand our ancestral ones, and accept the unknown future ahead.”
As a parent, a former educator, and a children’s museum administrator, my passions have always centered around children and encouraging them to believe in themselves. I wrote my book to empower my own grandchildren with a growth mindset, which, in simple terms, means to believe in our own abilities, accept challenges, learn from our mistakes, and persevere. It is the belief that our abilities and talents are malleable as opposed to the view that we are either good at something or we are not. Adapting a growth mindset has been valuable in my own life, as well – it’s not just for kids. Please take a look at these books to give yourself and the kids in your life a healthy new perspective.
Learn how much your brain can grow! The perfect introduction to growth mindset, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It is:
A growth mindset book for kids A teacher must-have for classrooms The best resource for anyone to teach growth mindset
Did you know you can stretch and grow your own brain? Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns? Awarded as one of the best growth mindset books for kids, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It teaches all the ways that the brain can develop with exercise, just like the rest…
As someone working in psychiatry, I see how helping children embrace challenges builds real resilience. When kids learn to persist through difficulty, it supports their mental health, school performance, and social growth, while giving them tools to handle adversity. The good news is that resilience and a growth mindset can be developed—and storytelling is one of the most effective ways to do this. Through books, children watch characters struggle, adapt, and grow, learning that challenges are a natural part of life.
Here are some favorite picture books that promote perseverance, creativity, and determination—showing kids that mistakes and effort are essential to achieving big dreams.
This is an incredible story that shares with children the power of persisting through challenges to reach their goals.
It highlights 13 women in American history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, and others. I was left feeling empowered, as the story reminds readers that no matter what obstacles they encounter, they can overcome them and should never give up on their dreams.
Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted.
Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. They all certainly persisted.
As someone working in psychiatry, I see how helping children embrace challenges builds real resilience. When kids learn to persist through difficulty, it supports their mental health, school performance, and social growth, while giving them tools to handle adversity. The good news is that resilience and a growth mindset can be developed—and storytelling is one of the most effective ways to do this. Through books, children watch characters struggle, adapt, and grow, learning that challenges are a natural part of life.
Here are some favorite picture books that promote perseverance, creativity, and determination—showing kids that mistakes and effort are essential to achieving big dreams.
This is a wonderful book filled with positive affirmations that children can use to encourage themselves during difficult moments. It helps kids face doubts and insecurities with empowering self-talk.
Through different challenging situations, the book introduces affirmations that remind children to believe in themselves and trust that they are capable of doing hard things. It is a beautiful resource for helping children build confidence and emotional resilience.
What kids tell themselves matters! It becomes their inner voice. It can help them connect with their power within.
Mindful affirmations can help children tune out the streams of messages they get about how they should be in the world so they can listen to their own inner voice. Children can learn to tap into their inner strength and find the encouragement they need.
I Can Do Hard Things reflects the beautiful diversity and connection in our world. A wonderful addition to your home or school library.
After her mother is killed in a rare Northern Michigan tornado, Sadie Wixom is left with only her father and grandfather to guide her through young adulthood. Miles away in western Saskatchewan, Stefan Montegrand and his Indigenous family are displaced from their land by multinational energy companies. They are taken…
My perspective as a parent, grandparent, and teacher has changed since I’ve read Mindset. I only wish I had heard about this book sooner. After I read Mindset, I felt like I had discovered the secret sauce for learning. As a teacher, I was always searching for new ways to motivate my students. I adopted innovative strategies and new trends that were engaging. As a result, I was named Teacher of the Year in my school district. Because Dweck’s messages about how the brain learns, the value of mistakes, and perseverance are key to improving a child’s achievement, I annually present this topic at both teacher conferences and parent meetings.
What kids don’t like stories about a dragon? I know my students did.
This book is one from a series of dragon books by Steve Herman that has rhyming lines and colorful illustrations that remind me of a comic book. I really like it because of its messages to kids about learning from mistakes. As a teacher, I have seen too many children who want to be perfect. I think stories like this can begin to normalize mistakes so that children will learn to accept them as a natural part of learning.
Diggory Doo the Dragon deals with a lot of mistakes that bring him blame, shame, and tears. He wants to quit but then realizes that such situations later prove to be just chances to do better next time.
