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Kirkus Reviews writes that “The author makes a strong case that success in today's world requires a focus on practical performance, not just the accumulation of information.” The review also praises the author for including “intriguing examples” and concludes that the book is “Especially informative for parents and educators in ...
Proactivity is about taking responsibility for one's reaction to one's own experiences, taking the initiative to respond positively and improve the situation. Covey postulates, in a discussion of the work of psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, that between stimulus and response lies a person's ability to choose how to react, and that nothing can hurt a person without the person's consent.
John Christensen created the Fish Philosophy in 1998. From the film, a book entitled Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen was written. [3] When Christensen and his team examined the footage, they identified four simple practices anyone could apply to their work and ...
Positive mental attitude (PMA) is a concept first introduced in 1937 by Napoleon Hill in the book Think and Grow Rich. The book never actually uses the term, but discusses the importance of positive thinking as a contributing factor of success. [ 1 ]
Achievement ideology is the belief that one reaches a socially perceived definition of success through hard work and education. In this view, factors such as gender, race/ethnicity, economic background, social networks, or neighborhoods/geography are secondary to hard work and education or are altogether irrelevant in the pursuit of success.
Mental toughness is a measure of individual psychological resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and in the workplace. [1] The concept emerged in the context of sports training and sports psychology, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and ...
[2] [3] It covers different phases of his career: his early work concerning cognitive biases, his work on prospect theory and happiness, and with the Israel Defense Forces. The book was a New York Times bestseller [ 4 ] and was the 2012 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public ...
Ryan Young of the Competitive Enterprise Institute called it "highly readable" and said the best part of its advice was to regularly practice thinking with a scout mindset. [ 16 ] In a review in The Wall Street Journal , Michael Shermer praised the concept of the scout mindset, saying that it is relevant to understanding why people get things ...