Succeed
How We Can Reach Our Goals
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3.9 • 18 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Read Heidi Grant Halvorson's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.
Just in time for New Year's resolutions, learn how to reach your goals-finally-by overcoming the many hurdles that have defeated you before.
Most of us have no idea why we fail to reach our goals. Now Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, a rising star in the field of social psychology shows us how to overcome the hurdles that have defeated us before.
Dr. Grant Halvorson offers insights-many surprising-that readers 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 readers a new approach to problem solving that will change the way they approach their entire lives.
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Social psychologist Halvorson, a blogger for Psychology Today and assistant professor of psychology at Lehigh University, tackles attainment of goals in every area of life from relationships to sports. Extensively reviewing past studies on self-esteem, motivation, and pursuit of goals, Halvorson sidesteps conventional notions about achieving success, particularly the idea that one should imagine oneself achieving goals easily. She cites studies by psychologist Gabriele Oettingen showing that those who think the path is difficult invest more effort and work harder: for instance, "people who believed that getting a good job after college would be easy sent out fewer applications." The ideal, Halvorson says, is to think positively about achieving one's goals but to think realistically about the effort that will be required to achieve them. Halvorson then goes on to advise readers on how to set appropriate goals, avoid obstacles, and exercise self-control to stay on track. "Don't visualize success," she warns. "Instead visualize the steps you will take in order to succeed." Despite repetitious instructions, Halvorson makes academic studies palatable by writing with clarity and interspersing personal anecdotes along the way. Many will find her insights of value.
Customer Reviews
Great book in the success of psychology
Wow. Great contrast to your typical motivational book. Loved the studies and have already applied in my day to day. It works!!
Succeed
This was an enjoyable, easy and research based psychology book on principles of motivation improving the odds of achieving success. The book's insights into different personality styles affecting how people construe and work for success was helpful and extra fascinating to me. General ideas about parenting for success with children included the importance of competing for realistic goals, not between others but for the person him/herself, the vital impotence of working hard to improve and not just to show how smart one appears were among the insightful concepts. These was a great synthesis of principles contributing to success.
Dr. Carol Fishbein