This title is also included in Napoleon Hill's Greatest Speeches and available as an audiobook narrated by Rich Germaine. This individual title, The End of the Rainbow, is narrated using the voice of Napoleon Hill with the assistance of a.i. In 1922, Napoleon Hill was invited to give the commencement address at Salem College in Salem, West Virginia.He was 39 years old at the time, and he spoke of what he had learned from his failures in life up...

While optimism can help us alleviate immediate suffering and persevere in challenging times, merely dreaming about the future actually makes people more frustrated over the long term and less likely to achieve their goals. Oettingen introduces a new way to visualize the future, combining our dreams with visualizing the obstacles that stand in our way, allowing us to make concrete plans, and gain energy to take action.

First published in the US in 1935 by New Republic, public domain. ''Permanence and Change: An Anatomy of Purpose'' is a philosophical and rhetorical exploration of the concepts of permanence and change in human life and society, written by American literary theorist and philosopher Kenneth Burke. The book is divided into three parts, each of which examines a different aspect of the relationship between permanence and change. In the first part, Burke...

What motivates us as students, employees, and individuals? If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of motivation? No, says psychologist Edward L. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this method actually works against performance. The best way to motivate people - at school, at work, or at home - is to support their sense of autonomy....

"Betsy Myers, former Executive Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard, Clinton administration insider and COO of the Obama campaign, offers 7 key principles for becoming a leader in every aspect of your life, and the secrets for inspiring and motivating others toward greater collaboration and action"-- Provided by publisher.

Heartwarming, inspiring story on the power of optimism when you find yourself in a dark place. Audacious Optimism delivers a riveting account of Shanna Adamic's journey from a highly successful career as a corporate philanthropist and former professional cheerleader, to surviving a rare and life-threatening brain tumor, to limited mobility and a 4% chance of regaining facial function on her right side, to her complete recovery and developing an unwavering...

Details how two distinct approaches to pleasure and pain--promotion- and prevention-focused--offer insight into how to motivate and influence others, and describes how to both change focus and use focus to achieve specific results.

A colorful examination of why people do what they do-- observed through the lens of incentives that can spur people to achieve-- as reviewed by two superstars revolutionizing economics.

"Bestselling author, professional speaker, and former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, Kate White shares the nine core principles gutsy women need to go bigger, bolder, and achieve the full level of success they desire. Twenty-two years ago Kate White wrote the bestselling career bible Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do, and helped thousands of women push their success to the next level. Now a new generation of women, still eyeing...

In Commit to Win, Heidi Reeder, PhD, unpacks over forty years of research by psychologists and economists to show that the key to reaching any goal, whether it' to hit the gym more often or to finally quit that dead-end job, isn' motivation, willpower, or determination. It' commitment. Busting the myths most of us believe about commitment, Reeder shows that it all comes down to four variables: treasures, troubles, contributions, and choices. Together,...