When we truly understand the power of the human brain, and we authentically become learners, neuroscience becomes a language of the human spirit - one that empowers and inspires. 

Unfortunately, it can also become a language of buzzwords, hype and cheerleading without substance.



 



There are micro-signals of authenticity that reflect our internal states and that transmit frequencies to others that can lead them to trust us.

However… those signals can also lead people to resist us when they can detect that we are not truly walking our talk.

 



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For the past decade, I have been teaching the neuroscience of growth mindset to audiences all over the world and have developed curriculum for non-profits, international organizations and schools to help more people understand the power of the human brain and the influence our Mindset has on our behaviors and life trajectories.  

 

Many people have asked me about how to infuse their organization, their business, or their classroom or school with the idea of growth mindset.  I always get excited that people are understanding and learning about neuroplasticity and how our mindset affects us. However, I also see a lot of resistance to it.

 

A lot of people believe growth mindset is too much of a hype and an overused catchphrase. 

A key issue that has occurred is that growth mindset is used in ways and by people who have not necessarily really understood and reflected on it as deeply as they could. 

One way I have seen this happen (and research attests to) is that many teachers and leaders skip right to trying to teach it or convince others about its importance, but they have over-simplified the complex research surrounding it, and they have also skipped over the internalizing process.

 

This is part of what Carol Dweck calls false growth mindset.

Learn more about what false growth mindset is and a 3 step process to help avoid this in today’s podcast.

The bottom line is that when it comes to teaching people how to become more curious, open to challenge, discomfort and iteration - we can’t just talk about it on a conceptual level.



We also have to understand that growth mindset is not an either/or category.  We all have a variety of mindsets depending on each context.  





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As we speak, we send nonverbal micro-signals about how we FEEL as we say the words we are choosing. 

We do this partly through sensory motor simulations about what we are saying. The richer and more personal our own experiences are,