Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success (Vermilion)

UNLOCK THE KEY TO SUCCESS

In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement. Winningly personal, insightful and powerful, 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.

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Unlock The Key To Success

In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement. Winningly personal, insightful and powerful, 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.

Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success

About Angela Duckworth

Dr Angela Duckworth is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is an expert in non-IQ competencies, including grit and self-control. A highly sought-after international speaker, her ‘Ted’ talk on grit has been viewed by over 10 million people.

Duckworth’s hypothesis that the real guarantor of success may not be inborn talent but a special blend of resilience and single-mindedness grew out of her upbringing: as a child her scientist father lovingly bemoaned the fact his daughter was ‘no genius’. Duckworth was determined to prove him wrong and spent her youth smashing through every academic barrier. As an adult she became focused on proving her theory and to find out if grit can be learned or cultivated. It was out of this that she created her own Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1785040200
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vermilion
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 May 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781785040207
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785040207
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 317 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 4,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 45 in Business Careers (Books) 51 in Psychological Schools of Thought 52 in Business Life (Books)
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