You may wonder how some people seem to learn things almost effortlessly (at least it may look that way from the outside) and some people really have to struggle to learn a new skill.

This is where nature vs. nurture used to come in, and still does, in some scientific circles.

But attitudes and beliefs about learning has a great deal to do with it too. In fact, the latest studies on learning suggests that neither nature nor nurture plays as big of a role as our mindset.

Some people are smart, have the advantage of going to the best schools and have the best mentors, and still, never become the success that they could have been.

Others may not have as high of an IQ and only have the ability to attend poor quality educational institutions, and yet, they become huge successes.

Most of us can think of someone in our lives who “beat the odds” and became a successful leader in their field, even though no one expected them to do much with their lives.

What they had was a learning mindset.

This provided them with the motivation and dedication to hone their talents and learn new skills that made it possible for them to do whatever it was they set out to do.