About the Author

Dr Carol S. Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.

Reviews

"Growth sounds so enticing until you get stalled by attitudes and behaviors that sabotage your progress. The Growth Mindset Workbook teaches you to observe your personal pitfalls and respond to them with strategies that can sustain your progress. If you are serious about improving your work or personal life, this engaging book shows you how to bring a growth mindset into your daily life with practical and life-changing effects."—Christine A. Padesky, PhD, coauthor of Mind Over Mood and The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood
*Christine A. Padesky, PhD, coauthor of Mind Over Mood and The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood*

"Parallel lines of rigorous psychological research—cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindset research—have documented how we can improve our well-being, life satisfaction, and happiness. In The Growth Mindset Workbook, Elaine Elliott-Moskwa brilliantly describes how to effectively use the proven strategies of CBT to establish a growth mindset. By following Elliott-Moskwa's step-by-step program, the reader will learn to identify and overcome barriers to a growth mindset, and master proven CBT strategies to lead a more meaningful and fulfilled life."—Dennis Greenberger, PhD, coauthor of Mind Over Mood, and director of the Anxiety and Depression Center in Newport Beach, CA
*Dennis Greenberger, PhD, coauthor of Mind Over Mood, and director of the Anxiety and Depression Center in Newport Beach, CA*

"The Growth Mindset Workbook is a book that can change your life. How often have you thought, 'I can't do that'? Elaine Elliott-Moskwa provides us with powerful, practical tools to identify your biases about change, and tools that help you overcome obstacles. Highly readable, informative, and immediately useful, you will find that these ideas and techniques can help you in almost any area of your life. This is a detailed plan for 'Yes, I can' thinking."—Robert L. Leahy, PhD, director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, and author of If Only…: Finding Freedom from Regret
*Robert L. Leahy, PhD, director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, and author of If Only…: Finding Freedom from Regret*