The Success Factor, Ruth Gotian
The Success Factor, Ruth Gotian
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The Success Factor
Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance

Author: Ruth Gotian

Narrator: Wendy Tremont King

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022


Synopsis

Enhance your personal performance by applying the four practices of high achievers to help you find your passion, develop your network of peers and mentors, and discover new opportunities to learn.
What do astronauts, Olympic champions, and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level?

High achievers share the same four attributes: intrinsic motivation, perseverance, strong foundation, constantly learning through informal means. The key to their success is that they do all four of these things at the same time. Based on research and in-person interviews with astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, and Olympic champions, The Success Factor outlines the approach that individuals aspiring to improve their performance can adopt.

Using these four shared attributes as a guide, The Success Factor helps you reach your peak by applying the lessons of high achievers in your own life: identify your passion using a Passion Audit; learn how and where to find a mentor and how to build a mentoring team; develop your own community of practice; pursue your interests through informal learning; manage your time and energy. The Success Factor comes with online resources that feature a downloadable Passion Audit worksheet, Mentoring Team worksheet, and Goal Audit worksheet. The book offers scripts for approaching potential mentors and a list of uncommon places to find a mentor, such as webinars, airports, and social media.

The Success Factor features exclusive interviews with high achievers, including such people as Dr. Tony Fauci NIH/NIAID Institute Director; Dr Mike Brown, Nobel prize winner; Dr Peggy Whitson, Former NASA Chief Astronaut; Maxine Clark, founder and former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop; and Steve Kerr, eight time NBA Champion and head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on March 10, 2022

I think that this book will either hold immense value for you or be a book that repeats well-known truths depending on your answer to the following question: "Did you know that high achievers from disparate fields, from scientists to CEOs to Olympic athletes, all share certain traits that cement them......more

Goodreads review by Mark on April 01, 2022

I have heard about this book for a long time, but still approached with my now needing to be corrected bias that a book by a scholar is not going to be practical OR an enjoyable read. I was wrong on both accounts. Ruth Gotian shares here research into top performers in a way that is highly readable......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 07, 2022

I couldn't stop highlighting interesting anecdotes and key insights. "Do something important, not just interesting". "No means not yet". Differentiating between failure and rejection (and why you must be good at moving past both!). How to find a great mentor. All of the concepts were put together in......more

Goodreads review by Roberto on March 15, 2022

I found it insightful, useful, and inspirational! Thank you for publishing such fantastic work. Dr Ruth explains in simple and clear terms how to trace a plan to become a high achiever. This book does a great job even if I don't want to become a high achiever but just achieve something; its insights......more

Goodreads review by Andy on February 18, 2022

I started reading this book last weekend, taking it on a business trip with me. I was staying at the house of a friend, who is a fellow speaker and author and a devout reader of business and self-development books. On Friday night I went out while my friend stayed in. She had seen The Success Factor......more