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Grit & optimism

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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade

From lemons to lemonade; from heartbreak to happiness; from victim to victorious.

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Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide

Creating Your Best Life is the only research-based book on the topic of goals and happiness, and it has found receptive audiences worldwide.

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FindCenterIn the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger—something better, pushing right back.

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Why Hope Matters

Hoping we can make things better is the secret to doing so.

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Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being

“This book will help you flourish.” With this sentence, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years—and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is.

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How to Fuel Your Entrepreneurial Spirit

An entrepreneurial spirit is a self-motivated attitude and mentality that drives a person to fulfill their potential and purpose. This invisible force creates leaders who are action-oriented, productive, decisive, inspirational, innovative, and self-sacrificing.

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FindCenterWhere there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.

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What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?

We all know—on some level, at least—that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can.

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FindCenterThose who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

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