Author: William James TilleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Masters of the Situation; Or, Some Secrets of Success and Power ...
Author: William James TilleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Catalogue of All Books in the Circulating and Reference Departments of the Public School Library, Columbus ...
Author: Columbus (Ohio). Public School LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
Grit
Author: Angela DuckworthPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501111124
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People). The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance. In Grit, she takes us into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, teachers working in some of the toughest schools, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she’s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers—from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. “Duckworth’s ideas about the cultivation of tenacity have clearly changed some lives for the better” (The New York Times Book Review). Among Grit’s most valuable insights: any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your goal; grit can be learned, regardless of IQ or circumstances; when it comes to child-rearing, neither a warm embrace nor high standards will work by themselves; how to trigger lifelong interest; the magic of the Hard Thing Rule; and so much more. Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that—not talent or luck—makes all the difference. This is “a fascinating tour of the psychological research on success” (The Wall Street Journal).
The Current
Author: The Blacksmith of Boniface Lane
Author: A. L. O. E.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kings and rulers
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The American Myth of Success
Author: Richard WeissPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252060434
Category : Success
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
From the introduction: "Tradition has it that every American child receives, as part of his birthright, the freedom to mold his own life. . . . However inaccurate as a description of American society, the success myth reflects what millions believe that society is or ought to be. The degree to which opportunity has or has not been available in our society is a subject for empirical investigation. It rests within the realm of verifiable fact. The belief that opportunity exists for all is a subject for intellectual analysis and rests within the realm of ideology. This latter dimension of the success myth is the primary focus of this book."
Parry's Monthly Magazine
Author: The Student
Author: Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.
A Clerk of Oxford
Author: Evelyn Everett-GreenPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
"My son," spoke a gentle voice from behind the low, moss-grown wall, "we must not mourn and weep for those taken from us, as if we had no hope." Face downwards upon the newly-made mound of earth lay a youth of some fifteen or sixteen summers. His slight frame was convulsed by the paroxysm of his grief; from time to time a strangled sob broke from his lips. The kindly-faced monk from the Priory hard by had been watching him for some time before he thus addressed him. Probably he now saw that the violence of the outburst was spent.