How we "filter" external information and events has consequences for our lives, especially with how we interpret and process setbacks and failure. When Dr. Seus was just getting started his book was turned down by 27 publishers. Oprah Winfrey, early on in her career, was turned down by a network as they did not think she was "a good fit for television." Children in a low-income public school district, when treated and taught as if they were little geniuses, managed to out-score districts with higher income families and more generous budgets. We often identify with labels early on and our beliefs about ourselves, or mindsets, influence our ability to succeed in school, the workplace, relationships, as well as our overall quality of well-being.
