The power of positive belief about one's ability to evolve and achieve new and greater goals is at the core of the best intellectual and emotional growth practices. Carol Dwek's TED talk about the subject is one that could not have happened 30 years ago. As a young mother in the 1980's I was given a book (written by a psychologist) that said that if I did not make sure that my child's brain was fully prepared for greatness by the time he was three, all would be lost. I panick