“We are inspired by Shoe Dog, the autobiography of Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, which reads like a master class in the Growth Mindset. Knight, a young accountant with no sales or management experience, was laughed at by bank loan officers when he shared his business idea. Undeterred, he accepted a loan from his father to start Blue Ribbon Shoe Company. Two decades later, he transformed that idea into one of the most iconic sports brands in the world. Click below to watch a short YouTube video where Phil Knight shares Three Life Lessons in Three Minutes with Stanford MBA students. Listen as he mentions a couple of Growth Mindset maxims from which we can all learn.”