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Daniel Coyle, a revered journalist, spent years investigating the possible origins of skill. Whether it is sports, language, mathematics, or science, Coyle asserts the biology and myelin are the two biggest factors in producing success. Based on his findings, Coyle presents an easy, foolproof program that will allow listeners to develop their own path toward success.

Have you ever made a goal? A goal is something you want to do or learn. To reach it, you have to work hard and not give up. When we choose to stick with our goals, we are Making It Happen! It’s all part of understanding My Feelings, My Choices.

If you have depression or just suffer from low mood and lack of motivation, you know that your life isnt going to change with one grand, sweeping gesture. But you can make important decisions every day-whether its getting off the couch and going for a walk, signing up for a course in pottery or screenwriting, or just setting aside some time to meet and chat with a good friend over coffee. These little things wont change your life all at once. But...

In Learn like a pirate, teachers will discover practical strategies for creating a student-led classroom in which students are inspired and empowered to take charge of their learning experience.--Back cover.

Offers a system called "The Gallup Path" that provides ways of creating and managing an "emotional economy" in which employees are emotionally engaged in a business organization and it's customers.

The story of a high school basketball coach who receives both criticism and praise after benching his entire team due to poor grades.

Specific instructional strategies to help teachers at all grade levels foster self-regulation-the critical fourth "R" of education that students need in order to set and achieve academic goals and interact appropriately in the classroom.

"From three leadership experts with military backgrounds, a blueprint for discovering leaders within the corporate ranks Pinpointing leaders is not an easy task. Every manager knows that within their organization, there are certain key employees who are "sparks"--those rare individuals who have a natural drive to not only get the job done, but to go far beyond what is called for. These special employees truly get more done in a day than others...

"Back when you were young, your strengths were to be trusted. You might not have had a name for them-you might not even have labeled them strengths-but when you were a child, you listened to them. Then somehow, sometime between then and now, your childhood clarity faded and you started listening to the world around you more closely than you did to yourself. You had to get into college and find a job, and with the job came the urgent demands of customers,...

This publication offers sage advice on how to close the achievement gap by addressing the "attitude gap" that often affects underperforming students of all racial and ethnic groups.