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If You Read This Then You Will Succeed

Did you know you can double your chances of achieving a task in a matter of a few seconds? When you plan out how you’re going to reach a goal, you should list out the steps that will get you there. But there’s something simple you can add to the process to set yourself up for success. Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. has the tip that will help you accomplish your ambitions.

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How to Be Happy and Achieve More

After a hard week at work your boss gives you a gift card and tells you that you’ve done a great job. She says that she’s been monitoring your progress. She’s surprised that you’ve been able to handle the pressure and meet your deadlines. As she walks away you get a sinking feeling. You were just rewarded, but somehow you’re still unhappy. Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. gives insight into your uncomfortable experience.

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How to Succeed More Often

This was the class that you were excited about, until today. You just got your grade for the first test. Despite the long, tiring hours of study your performance was below-average. Disappointing. But if you set your goal for the class a certain way you can still finish satisfied. Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., shows you how to control whether or not you get the grade you want.

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Turn Yourself On and Get What You Want

On the first day at this school it would be hard for you not to notice that things are different. Some people call it the Kids in Prison Program. The teachers say to the students, who sit on the floor, “You’re on the floor. Are you uncomfortable? Do you wish you had desks? You will have to earn them.” It turns out that about 4 times more KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) students graduate college with a bachelor’s degree than students at similar US schools. Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code explains why.

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How to Supercharge your Abilities with Deep Practice

You’ve probably heard the old adage, “Practice makes perfect.” But did you know that not all practice drives results? Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code shows us that there is a specific, better way to train. It will give you the outcome you’ve been working for in less time than you’re spending now. Daniel calls it “deep practice” and it can accelerate your skill building today.

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The Secret to Becoming Talented

Greatness isn’t born. It’s grown. That’s the bold statement made on the cover of Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code. Often we look in awe at the athletes, entertainers and laureates of the world. We’re stunned by their seemingly supernatural abilities, wondering, “How do they do that?” But there’s a scientific phenomenon that created their talent, and we all have it. You can find it within yourself.

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A New Perspective on Goal Setting

Sometimes the most obvious solution to our problems is the hardest to see. Having the courage to plan a goal is tough enough. But what if I told you there is a crucial aspect to goal setting that is often hard to recognize? I found it through a motivational story from Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It by Henriette Anne Klauser.

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What to Do When You’ve Hit a Roadblock on the Way to Your Goals

We’ve all had this experience. You want to do something to better yourself but you don’t know how. Then once you try something you beat yourself up for not being good enough. Maybe you started down the path to improvement only to find a hurdle you weren’t able to overcome. Henriette Anne Klauser, author of Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It, has a solution for you.

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How Your Brain Can Achieve Your Goals For You

It sits between the part of your brain that behaves like an animal and the part that contemplates the finer points of Saturday Night Live. Without it you would be in a coma as soon as you fell asleep. I first learned of it from Henriette Anne Klauser’s, Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It. It’s called your Reticular Activating System (RAS) and it can accomplish your goals for you.

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If You Read This Then You Will Succeed

How to Be Happy and Achieve More

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How to Supercharge your Abilities with Deep Practice

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