Succeed by Heidi Grant Halvorson

Succeed by Heidi Grant Halvorson

Whether it's wanting to impress our bosses, find a loving relationship, straighten out our finances, or take better care of ourselves, we all feel that there is at least one part of our lives that is in real need of improvement. We want to do better, but somehow we fall short and end up feeling like we don't have what it takes to reach our goals. And we could not be more wrong. Most of us have no idea why we fail to reach our goals. Now eminent social psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson shows us how we can finally win by revealing how goals really work--and by showing us how to avoid what typically goes wrong. Dr. Grant Halvorson offers insights--many surprising--that listeners can use immediately, including how to: - Set a goal so that you will persist even in the face of adversity; - Build willpower, which can be strengthened like a muscle; - Avoid the kind of positive thinking that makes people fail. The strategies outlined in this book will not only help everyone reach their own goals but will also prove invaluable to parents, teachers, coaches, and employers. Dr. Grant Halvorson shows listeners a new approach to problem solving that will change the way they approach their entire lives.

Heidi Grant Halvorson is a social psychologist, educational consultant, and most recently assistant professor of psychology at Lehigh University. She has received several grants from the National Science Foundation. In addition to her work as author and co-editor of the highly-regarded academic book The Psychology of Goals (Guilford, 2009), she has authored papers in her field's most prestigious journals.

Dr. Grant Halvorson is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and was recently elected to the highly selective Society for Experimental Social Psychology. She received her PhD from Columbia University working with Carol Dweck (author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success), and her BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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ISBN 13	9780452297715
ISBN 10	0452297710
Title	Succeed
Author	Heidi Grant Halvorson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2011-12-27
Number of pages	304
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