When I joined Sprinklr, they gave me this book called 'Mindset' in my welcome package. I wasn't quite in the habit of reading at the time, hadn't been for many years. What a shame, honestly. Mindset was the most influential book I read this year. It has completely changed the way I view challenges and opportunities in life. I no longer rely on the crutches of words like 'talent', 'natural skill', 'incompatible', 'luck' to explain my inadequacies and others' adequacies.

The entire book revolves around the concept of Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset. How even stuff we, growing up, are led to believe is fixed such as IQ, musical talent, sporty talent, is all buildable. There are innumerable research studies supporting this. As long as you put in the work, grind hard, you will be in an incredible position to achieve whatever you set out to conquer. It is all in your head. Everything is learnable. Except for the top 0.01% of the world, Talent is indistinguishable from Hard Work, for any 'innate property' or skill.

At it's core, the book is very preachy, something I both like and hate. It discredits the ideas in the book when they are shared with such factual aplomb, but no wonder the author considers these things facts having implemented them into their own life. An excellent book.