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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Stanford professor Carol Dweck provides great data support to show how people focused on continuous improvement and learning from failure develop and achieve more in life than those focused only on results or perfection, or who've been designated 'gifted' by others. She gives good examples of how false praise serves only to de-motivate people to achieve higher goals. Great read.
Talent is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent
Leadership expert, John Maxwell, describes how we can maximize our potential through focusing on our belief, passion, initiative, focus, preparation, practice, perseverance, courage, teachability, character, relationships, responsibilities, and teamwork.
This is relevant for sports, personal, or career development.
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