Schools and workplaces are hierarchical. Instruction and evaluation come from above. Those in positions of authority have all the answers and know best. We learn this chain of command from early on. We also learn that questioning the status quo and challenging authority can land you in a great deal of trouble. You need to Follow Rules. This hierarchical system naturally requires rules and discipline. A great deal of a child's first few years at school involve learning how to sit, line-up, talk, behave, eat, and so on. There is clearly a need to maintain order for management purposes, but we carry this reliance on rules into adulthood, where it doesn't serve us so well. You need to Learn and Then Do. Tasks in school are given to children with instructions, examples, and demonstrations. We read about concepts before applying them. Learning starts with theory and ends with practice and actually doing something. This is the opposite of the entrepreneurial mindset, which sees trying something as the first step, with the learning coming afterward.

1. The current education
system in most countries
focuses on learning
whatever

2. is needed to pass an
exam.

3. It doesn't train children to
become

4. adult entrepreneurs,
freelance workers, or

5. small business owners.

6. As society changes, there
is a lag in the education
system, which is still
following the old model.

7. This old model involves
working for a set period of
time doing tasks assigned
to you by a boss.

8. For this work, you receive
a check for an agreed-
upon amount.

9. Through obeying your
boss, working hard, and
producing value to the
company, you may then be
allowed a better position or
higher pay.

10. This model fundamentally
clashes with the
entrepreneur mindset.

11. In this model, workers are
rewarded for obedience
and their ability to minimize
risk.

12. Accepting risks and taking
on challenges, however,
are key to success as an
entrepreneur.

13. Other mindset learned from
School

14. inhibiting your
Entrepreneurship

15. You need to obey Authority.

16. Schools and workplaces
are hierarchical.

17. Instruction and evaluation
come from above.

18. Those in positions of
authority have all the
answers and know best.

19. We learn this chain of
command from early on.

20. We also learn that
questioning the status quo
and challenging authority
can land you in a great
deal of trouble.

21. You need to Follow Rules.

22. This hierarchical system
naturally requires rules and
discipline.

23. A great deal of a child's
first few years at school
involve learning how to sit,
line-up, talk, behave, eat,
and so on.

24. There is clearly a need to
maintain order for
management purposes, but
we carry this reliance on
rules into adulthood, where
it doesn't serve us so well.

25. You need to Learn and
Then Do.

26. Tasks in school are given
to children with
instructions, examples, and
demonstrations.

27. We read about concepts
before applying them.

28. Learning starts with theory
and ends with practice and
actually doing something.

29. This is the opposite of the
entrepreneurial mindset,
which sees trying
something as the first step,
with the learning coming
afterward.

30. As an entrepreneur,

31. you need to think on your
feet.

32. There are no instructions
or demonstrations.

33. You need to compare
yourself with Others

34. School evaluates and
grades your performance
so that you can compare it
with those of others.

35. This fosters fixed thinking
such as,

36. "I'm smarter than Amy but
not as smart as Jane."

37. However, comparing
yourself to others is toxic.

38. It produces no positive
result, but can lead to
fixed, negative thinking that
holds you back.

39. School teaches us to be
workers.

40. In order to nurture the
growth mindset, you need
to identify these
internalized ideas and
transform them.

41. To develop your Success
Mindset, go to train your
brain at
http://jgtips.com/smindset.