LESSON 105
The Power of Yet
Welcome back! I’m glad you’re here. Use the resources below to explore this lesson more deeply, reflect on what you’ve learned, and put it into practice.
Resources for This Lesson
watch
The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
Carol Dweck | TED
Discover how a growth mindset—and one powerful word, yet—can change the way you approach challenges, setbacks, and your own potential.
Read
5 Lessons on Becoming a Beginner Again
Tom Vanderbilt | Next Big Idea Club
Explore why being a beginner is good for us—and how embracing awkwardness, mistakes, and new challenges can open the door to lifelong growth.
Lesson Note
You don’t have to be good at something to begin. You just have to be willing to begin. Growth often starts with the humility to look inexperienced, feel uncomfortable, and try anyway. Give yourself permission to be a beginner. What feels awkward today may someday become something you can’t imagine your life without.
Reflect & Apply
Where in your life are you avoiding being a beginner because you don’t want to struggle, fail, or look inexperienced—and what is one step you could take this week to move from “I can’t” to “I can’t yet”?