Grit to Great, Robin Koval
Grit to Great, Robin Koval
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Grit to Great
How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary

Author: Robin Koval, Linda Kaplan Thaler

Narrator: Meredith Mitchell

Unabridged: 3 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/08/2015


Synopsis

It is not native intelligence or natural talent that makes people excel, say Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval--it's old-fashioned sweat equity and hard work. And that claim is backed up by new research from MacArthur Fellowship Award winner and University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth, among others. Not everyone is blessed with exceptional intelligence, or wins the gene lottery. But the good news is that you can excel beyond your wildest dreams in your career and your personal life--success is within your grasp--through the right attitude and determination.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jane

Where I got the book: my local library. A Strength Training read. Grit, say Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, is all you really need. It’s the great leveler, available to all regardless of age, income, physical ability or IQ. I started the Strength Training readalong group for writers because I wan......more

Goodreads review by Ashly

I received a free advanced copy of this book through Goodreads Firstreads for review. I was actually really excited to read this short little advice guide because of my current situation. I was hoping that it would be full of great tips, helpful advice, and the occasional story of achieving greatnes......more

Goodreads review by Bryce

I received this book as an ARC from a First Reads giveaway. The message is nice. It celebrates perseverance and drive, or "grit" as the book calls it. My main problem is that it doesn't say anything that hasn't been said in a hundred books like it. It's essentially a series of examples, successful p......more

Unlike many reviews here, I will focus on the takeaways from this book. Two main reasons for this: A) I solidify key terms I learned, and B) help those who did not read the book get a glimpse of what the book is all about (we all have heard that phrase: don’t judge a book by its cover). So if you fi......more

I am usually not a fan of non-fiction but I am trying to break out of my genre and I am glad I did. If you are a 70s-80’s kid you will truly appreciate this book. It is very entertaining and the stories told are relatable and interesting. It is written in snippets with anecdotes between chapters. Th......more