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Has anyone told you that you can’t do something or that you are not good at it? If they have, what did you do? Carol Dweck has done an extensive research on topics of personality and the role of belief in personality change. It is widely believed that our genes play a major role in our belief and personality but in this article Dweck disputes this hypotheses and explains why this is not accurate. Recent research has shown that personality is a part of genes and environment. The twins may be born with almost identical phenotype but if exposed to different environments may expose different personalities. Personality is formed over time with upbringing, experiences in life, family influence. Dweck suggest that “beliefs are central to the way in which people package their experiences and carry them forward”. This is the reason why everyone should be positively reinforced for their work. Giving praise to an employee results in one trying to do even better job. When person is challenged they will learn by overcoming this challenge. Many people create challenges for themselves but can’t see that this is a product of their belief.