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New Episode: Carol S. Dweck: Mindset, The New Psychology of Success

New Episode: Carol S. Dweck: Mindset, The New Psychology of Success

In Episode 145, we revisit Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Available on Amazon) is a self-help book by Carol Dweck, designed to help you understand and change a fundamental mindset to impact all aspects of your life and reach your full potential. Why do some people fall apart in face of setbacks, while others turn their failures into success? Why are some people obsessed with proving themselves, while others can laugh at and learn from their mistakes? The key difference is in their mindset.

"It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest." C.D

New Episode: John Cleese: Creativity, A Short and Cheerful Guide

New Episode: John Cleese: Creativity, A Short and Cheerful Guide

Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, in his practical and often very amusing book; Creativity; A short and cheerful guide (buy on Amazon) he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing.

John Cleese believes everyone can be more creative, and in this guide, he shows us how to become more creative, overcome blocks, and how to refine and action a promising idea.

“Creativity is the ability to come up with a better way to do anything." - John Cleese

New Episode: Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Magic

New Episode: Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Magic

Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Magic: Whether we are looking to write a book, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion. In Big Magic, Elizabeth has written as a template; lessons in how to unleash your creativity.

She digs deep to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. She offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear.

Elizabeth Gilbert is best known for publishing the international bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, which was turned into a movie with Julia Roberts. Eat, Pray, Love is Gilbert’s memoir of the year she spent traveling the world, where she found her spirituality in India and ultimately fell in love again in Bali. Big Magic, discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us.

New Episode: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow

New Episode: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: If you’ve felt hours fly by like moments or marvelled at a sunrise you’ve experienced flow. In fact, it’s a state we experience surprisingly often, at work, at home and at play. Mihaly’s Flow explores how we can experience enjoyment in our lives by controlling our attention and strengthening our resolve. This is achieved by being immersed in an activity or subject that makes us neither anxious, nor bored. In this “flow state” we lose our self-consciousness, selfishness and sense of time.

Using goal-setting and immediate feedback, we can achieve a state of flow that improves our relationship with work, increases our self-worth and gives our lives meaning.

“The best moments in our lives occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult or worthwhile.” Mihaly

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