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Nine Things Successful People Do Differently Kindle Edition

by Heidi Grant Halvorson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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It's not just who you are—it's what you do.

Are you at the top of your game—or still trying to get there?

Take your cues from the short, powerful 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, where the strategies and goals of the world’s most successful people are on display—backed by research that shows exactly what has the biggest impact on performance. Here’s a hint: accomplished people reach their goals because of what they do, not just who they are.

Readers have called this “a gem of a book.” Get ready to accomplish your goals at last.
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Named one of "7 Books to Help You Reach Your Goals in 2020" — Thrive Global

Named one of "12 Books for Goal-Oriented Entrepreneurs" — Entrepreneur magazine

"Motivational psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson…puts on display the science-backed strategies of the most successful people." — Inc. magazine

About the Author

Heidi Grant, PhD, is a social psychologist who researches, writes, and speaks about the science of motivation. She is Global Director of Research & Development at the NeuroLeadership Institute and serves as Associate Director of Columbia's Motivation Science Center. She received her doctorate in social psychology from Columbia University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Business Review Press; Reprint edition (October 17, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 779 KB
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Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D

Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D

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Heidi Grant Halvorson is a social psychologist, and Associate Director of Columbia's Motivation Science Center. Her research has focused on understanding why some people give up when their goals give them trouble, while others can rise to the challenge. She is the author of SUCCEED, NINE THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO DIFFERENTLY, FOCUS, and THE EIGHT MOTIVATIONAL CHALLENGES. Through her books, articles, and her blogs (99u, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Fast Company), she hopes to help people understand that ANYONE can reach their goals, and give them the scientifically-tested strategies they need to succeed.

In addition to her work as author and co-editor of the highly-regarded academic book The Psychology of Goals (Guilford, 2009), she has authored papers in her field's most prestigious journals, including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, European Journal of Social Psychology, and Judgment and Decision Making. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation for her research on goals and achievement. She also serves on the Board of Advisors for Columbia University Business School's Motivation Science Center. Her work has been praised by Carol Dweck, Matthew Kelly, Dr. Edward Hallowell, and Peter Bregman, among many others.

Dr. Grant Halvorson is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and was recently elected a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. She gives frequent invited addresses and speaks regularly at national conferences, and is available for speaking engagements and workshops, primarily in education and management. She received her PhD from Columbia University.

You can contact Heidi at heidi@heidigranthalvorson.com

Visit her website at www.heidigranthalvorson.com

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Customers find the book informative and useful for goal achievement. They describe it as an excellent, easy read with clear explanations. The book relies on solid research and scientific evidence to support its strategies. Readers appreciate the precise and consistent content.

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  • Shawn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, Quick, and Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2011
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    First impression: One gets the sense that Columbia-trained psychologist Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson genuinely understands and respects her readers. She knows the challenges we all face and addresses them directly and compassionately, never cutting corners or dumbing things down. Each tip in "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently" takes up only two or three pages, but in that space she condenses findings from thousands of pages of scientific research in a way that feels like a fascinating, personal conversation over a good cup of coffee or tea.

    The format is simple but brilliant. Each tip begins with a brief summary followed by a slightly longer set of examples that apply experimental findings to real life situations. Finally, every section ends with the book's greatest strength, "Putting It into Action," a step-by-step guide to implementing the tool and -- most importantly -- recovering from mistakes.

    Now the background: For years, psychologists (including Dr. Grant Halvorson) have been rigorously studying the tools and tricks that successful people use to achieve their goals, avoid common mistakes, and maximize their potential. Even better, these scientists found that the same tools could be used by anyone and applied to a vast set of life goals -- increasing willpower, losing weight, getting a raise, exercising more, quitting smoking, and on and on.

    But at the same time an entire industry of so-called self-help books, magazines, websites, and TV shows were pushing lousy ideas that actually undermined people's chances of really helping themselves. Many within the scientific community, including myself, were frustrated because we arrogantly believed our findings were too complex for a general audience.

    Then came Heidi Grant Halvorson to prove us all wrong with her amazing book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals. It was (and is) an astounding work: the writing is clear, compelling, and enjoyable. She has done the same in this short e-book.

    "Nine Things" takes less than an hour to read, but its contents are good for a lifetime. It's a perfect companion (or introduction) to "Succeed." By the end, I felt a lasting burst of confidence along with a strong hope for more from this eminent psychologist and gifted author.
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  • Dagger
    4.0 out of 5 stars Smaller than Expected, Probably for the Best
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017
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    9 things successful people do differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson was exactly what it sounds like, a book sharing nine habits that successful people do. And while the book itself was smaller than my left hand, it packs a punch leaving readers with a lasting impression. The premise behind the book is that people don’t succeed strictly because of who they are; more often, people succeed because of what they do. And this book provides the to-do to make you a more effective person when it comes towards reaching your goals.

    This book is much more concise than the other 378 page self-development encyclopedias you can find on the market. Halvorson does a solid job of presenting each habit, clarifying it, providing examples of its application and usefulness, and finally leaving the reader with a “putting it into practice” checklist. The habits themselves are universal and it is clear that anyone who implements these into their daily lives would be better off. I only had one quarrels with the book. Some of the “putting it into practice” checklists are scant. Granted some of the habits are more situational, it would have been nice to have at least a few actionable items for each habit that could be started right now.

    Overall, I recommend giving Halvorson a shot. When I bought the book it was under $7 and, given the quality of the book’s content, there is no doubt this book will be a positive return on investment.
    7 people found this helpful
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  • Spataru Nicolae
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everybody
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017
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    Like Peter Drucker said in "Managing Oneself", you have to know how you get things done.And this book is amazing.
    The author basically says that you need this elements in order to succeed in your goals:
    -you have to be CLEAR on exactly what you want to achieve
    -constantly think about your OBSTACLES, how are you not going to achieve what you want
    -get specific on HOW you're going to achieve you goal
    -focus on IMPROVING YOURSELF, not necessarily comparing yourself with other people
    -and she offers us an amazing tool that seems simple, but it's not: IF-THEN plans
    IF-THEN planning is an amazing tool for self-control.
    A must read!
    17 people found this helpful
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  • SS
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good, to the point ideas.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018
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    Concise collection of ideas that are easy to apply. The book can be used as a quick reference guide.

    3 out of 5 stars
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  • Tony Hill
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good concise read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023
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    Loved how easy this was to read and the bottom line was up front. Great read, great motivator. Will recommend.
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  • Felipe Guardiola
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good primer on behaviour to achieve goals - different from success
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2013
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    The book draws on a breadth of studies about achievement of goals - and the results coming out of these studies are what make the recommendations presented in this book valuable - as valuable as a recommendation can be, and this is the strength of the book to me. It is well presented, well edited, and there is no filler or bs at any time - thank you Ms. Grant.

    However, the book presents success almost exclusively from the behavioural research tunnel. Reading the book left me with a beautiful panorama - in good weather- however, night falls, others lurk, storms present themselves... and there goes success... I missed in the approach many important things that have been presented on the same subject from philosophy, sports, or the school of hard nocks, such as establishing the importance of setting the right goals, how to manage multiple concurrent goals and responsibilities, establishing a realistically achievable path to success, weathering the setbacks, managing self-doubt, communicating corretly with others who may hinder or help you and many other things. To be fair - to include these references would have made a different book with a different title.

    The book is aptly titled- these mention 9 things, I add - out of many more things that successful people fo differently. In spite of the abovementioned, I found the book worthwhile, I recommend it and congratulate the author.
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  • teresa
    1.0 out of 5 stars Thought it was a book...
    Reviewed in Germany on December 7, 2022
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    Thought it was a book, it's a booklet..
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  • masak
    4.0 out of 5 stars simple and effective
    Reviewed in Japan on January 27, 2020
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    it’s quite short but every chapter is easy to understand and practical.
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  • VN.RHAGHAVAAN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
    Reviewed in India on September 22, 2016
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    Read , Recollect and Implement in your daily activities to be successful
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  • Roger Fielding
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2015
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    I love this book, and often will give it to delegates as part of any relevant workshops I might deliver on leadership, performance, team work and so on. I love this (short and easily readable) book for so many reasons, but primarily because it is research-based and yet the ideas, suggestions and propositions are absolutely immediately and practically implementable. And many of the research-based suggestions are, as so often are good research outputs, counterintuitive and unexpected. "Don't try to be the best you can be; just try to be better than last time" for example. 'Be-good' goals are consistent with a belief that achieving a goal demonstrates that you are already good at something (and so failure is a real set-back); a 'get-better' goal, in contrast, focuses on progress rather than perfection and is a part of the learning, developing and changing vital to fully realising our potential. There are 9 things addressed here. Each so very insightful for behaviour change and success in whatever field we might be working or playing.
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  • ANAND SUBRAMANIAN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2014
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    This is a good book with short to the point facts for improvements. I will definitely suggest this book to my friends
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