Episode 51
“The foundational research says that when we set goals, we get better with effort. And the growth mindset looks at mistakes as learning opportunities. Let’s start with what worked? And what didn’t work? And how can we do better?
…And it takes a little humility. I always talk about, to be a student is a very vulnerable act, because you have to accept that you don’t know something. So, [the] same thing with change. To say, I need to change, is to say, well, I’m not doing something in the way that I want. And we get plagued by shame.”
Deb Levy is a professional certified coach who uses research-based Positive Psychology strategies to help people in career transition prioritize their goals and develop personalized road maps to success.
In addition to being a former Teaching Fellow at Harvard, Deb has been a longtime partner of the Career and Academic Resource Center (CARC). For well over a decade, she has presented CARC webinars on topics related to goal-setting, productivity, and a growth mindset to thousands of Harvard Extension School student attendees.
It was our pleasure to have a longer sit-down chat with Deb to learn more about her work. We discussed her approach to coaching (including how she has worked with individual Extension School students over the years), the importance of a growth (versus a fixed) mindset — and a whole lot more!