Yesterday I watched BYU win its first football game of the season in the last four minutes of the game---14- 13. I had early watched Utah State lose its first football game in the last 2 minutes of the game. Both of these games reminded me of some important life lessons, one being that its not over until the fat lady sings. Therefore, we must keep working and never rest on our laurels.
I was also reminded of the work of Carol Dweck about mindset. She stresses how important it is for us to have an effort mindset rather than an ability/talent mindset. Those who have an ability/talent mindset feel that if they are losing it must be because they don't have the needed ability/talent and give up trying. When BYU was behind 13 -0 until the end of the 4th quarter the players could have felt that they just didn't measure up to the other team and give up. Instead, they believed in effort and kept giving their best effort and won the game. The same happened in the Utah State game although the team I wanted to win didn't win. It was the other team that didn't give up.
We want everyone at Esperanza--educators and scholars-- to incorporate these lessons into the way they face learning and growing.
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