A set of books that can take your abilities to the next level, teaching you how to gain true expertise in your chosen field of endeavour.
So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Authors: Cal Newport,
Passion often results in an uncertain career and severe anxiety. Newport uses his experience with organic farmers, venture capitalists, and many others to infer that what you do is not as important as how you do it. Discover how you can be so good they can’t ignore you and love your job at the same time.
Mastery
Authors: Robert Greene,
Discover from the lives of Da Vinci, Darwin, and Einstein how to unleash the master hidden inside you. Greene’s insights will get you past the challenges you face and help you uncover the secret to gaining mastery in your field / career. He spent his entire life studying power, now he shares with you the path to greatness.
Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills that Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed
Authors: Brian Tracy,
Brian Tracy’s insights have changed the lives of countless hundreds of people. He gives you strategies that can make you perform better in every aspect of your life. Discover your own potential and develop a more optimistic and assertive approach to life.
Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills
Authors: S.J. Scott,
Wall Street Journal bestselling author, S. J. Scott helps you develop a talent, without having to spend too much time or money. In Novice to Expert Scott trains you to dedicate your free time to building a skill and practicing it. He eradicates the role of an instructor in your life and proves the power of self-learning.
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Authors: K. Anders Ericsson,Robert Pool
Based on three decades of research, Ericsson illustrates the real art of developing new skills. While most writers and books focus on theories that may not work in the real world, Ericsson’s practical steps will help you better your performance, whether it’s sports or music. His techniques will shatter all conventional training programs and serve as an invaluable guide to discovering your expertise.
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Authors: George Leonard,
As competitive beings, we are always trying to master everything – our relationships, our work, ourselves. George Leonard gives us the tools we will need to achieve this. In Mastery, he shares the 5 essential keys to mastery, the 3 personality types that are obstacles to mastery and how to avoid the pitfalls along the path.
Turning Pro
Authors: Steven Pressfield,
Pressfield proves that you don’t need to take a class or purchase an unaffordable product to become a pro. You just need to give up your easy-life, comforts and the identity you have grown to associate yourself with. What you get in exchange is power, an undying self-respect and an identity that shows who you really are. Are you ready?
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