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on those two and you can be as unstoppable as a Toronto raccoon—but so successful that you’ll never have to eat out of a trash can.
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
When you set small, visible goals, and people achieve them, they start to get it into their heads that they can succeed.
Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
As a result, we value demonstrated excellence—which leads us to adopt practices geared toward identifying and investing in students who show obvious signs of brilliance.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential
In Maslow’s prescription for self-actualization, he invites counselors to encourage what others might discourage: perfectionistic zeal.
Dr. Linda Silverman • Perfectionism: the Crucible of Giftedness
You can even see the difference in people’s brain waves.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
High expectations led to greater effort and performance . . . if they came from someone knowledgeable about the task.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential
Indeed, as stated previously, a primary reason people don’t go for the 10x upgrades they want is because in the end, they’re too afraid of making those around them who simply wouldn’t get it uncomfortable.