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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...
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Updated for today's readers, Dale Carnegie's timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions.
One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie's groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed.
Originally...
One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie's groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed.
Originally...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"A trailblazing book that promises to transform the very foundations of how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers, life pursuits and long-term goals. Too often, accomplishment does not equal success. We did the work but didn't get the promotion; we played hard but weren't recognized; we had the idea but didn't get the credit. We convince ourselves that talent combined with a strong work ethic is the key to getting ahead,...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Bestselling author and performance expert Steven Kotler breaks down the processes by which elite performers accomplish seemingly impossible goals and teaches us how we, too, can do what we thought was out of our reach, turning the art of impossible into possibility for all who want to up their game"--
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Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Starting is a skill. And like any other skill, it can be learned, practiced and mastered. When we do it right, we can go anywhere, start anything. We all need to start more. To imagine things and push the ignition switch to begin them. We need to start things that will take ten minutes and things that will take five years, and things we will never, ever finish. Because acting on our ideas is the best of who we are. Whether we finish them or not....
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Alex Toussaint is known for his grueling workouts where he promises "to kick your ass" - yet thousands keep coming back for more. Why? Because he might be the most motivational teacher out there right now. His mantra is "Feel good, Look Good, Do Better." He expects more from you, and from himself. Yet so much of what he talks about is NOT about the bike. Alex's enthusiasm for life is infectious -"You woke up today!" "Breathe in confidence, exhale...
10) Believe it to achieve it: overcome your doubts, let go of the past, and unlock your full potential
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TarcherPerigee
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[2017]
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English
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"Letting go of negative thoughts is one of the most important steps to living a successful, fulfilling life, but it's also often the most difficult. In this practical, research-based guide, bestselling author Brian Tracy and psychotherapist Christina Stein present their Psychology of Achievement program to help you identify and overcome harmful patterns and ideas preventing you from achieving your goals or feeling happy and satisfied in your life."...
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Simon & Schuster Canada
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"For readers of Atomic Habits and Grit, a top performance psychologist, who has coached elite athletes, surgeons, and business leaders, shares her proven plan to getting the best results when the pressure is on. For more than twenty years, Dr. Dana has worked with the best of the best to improve results, from MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL teams to IndyCar drivers and Olympic athletes. She helps performers of all stripes shift their focus and deliver their...
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TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men. Over the past two decades an explosion of new studies has expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In [this book], psychologist Michael Reichert draws on his many years of research to challenge age-old conventions about how boys become men. Reichert explains how the paradigms about boys needing to be stoic and manly can actually cause them to shut down, leading...
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
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Español
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"La guía que te ayudará a lograr lo que te propongas sin depender de tu motivación diaria. ¿Por qué nunca consigues tener el estado de ánimo que necesitas para afrontar los retos del día a día? ¿Cómo lo hacen las personas que se levantan pronto y que parecen tener energía a todas horas? ¿Qué ocurriría si tú también pudieras situarte en el estado emocional que requieres en cada momento? Los rituales de hábitos nos ayudan a condicionar...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this "perception" gap to their advantage. When it comes to setting and meeting goals, we are often susceptible to perceptual illusions: We think we are closer or further away depending on our mindset, and we might handicap ourselves by looking only at the big picture or too long at the fine detail. But as award-winning social psychologist...
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E625
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Español
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Descubre los h̀bitos que transforman las buenas intenciones en logros tangibles. ¿Por qǔ algunas personas talentosas viven por debajo de sus posibilidades y otras personas con menos habilidades alcanzan vidas significativas? Ni anhelar es suficiente ni ser talentosos es la garant̕a para vivir una vida significativa. Stamina explora con precisi̤n quirurgica los valores y h̀bitos que transforman las buenas intenciones en logros tangibles.
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
A clinical psychologist and a test-prep expert combine cutting-edge brain science with insights from their work with families to outline a case for giving children more freedom to unleash their full potential.
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