Tag: success

Situated builds on the ideas explored in her bestselling book, Grit. While Grit focused on passion and perseverance, this book examines another factor behind achievement. Duckworth argues that success also depends on the situations people create around themselves. Her research challenges the popular belief that people should simply adapt to difficult circumstances.

One of the greatest inventors in human history was Thomas Edison, often called the “Wizard of Menlo Park.” In fact, one of his innovations is used to illustrate individuals coming up with new ideas - the lightbulb. Similar bulbs were in use but unreliable and he came along and changed how things were done, making bulbs less pricey and more reliable.

In my formative years in the 1990s and 2000s, the picture of a successful career was well-defined: a corner office, a tailored suit, a big house and, of course, a fast red sportscar in the garage.

As South Africans we tend to adopt trends that are harmful in the long run. For a while now we have heard people preach and celebrate the notion of ‘Black Excellence’ without being fully aware of the damage this term causes.

It’s all about your big things in life and your less big things in your life and the energy you assign to each. It’s Not a Big Thing In Life is a book by a 77-year-old Arnie Witkin with Illustrations by Dov Fedler and a foreword by Michael Holding. This book is the same genre as ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ and ‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff?’

Winners find a way to win. Who better to learn from, on how to be successful, than those who’ve reached the top of their game and stayed there. Using sport as a prism, this book is for people who want to make changes in their personal and professional lives in order to beat the opposition and take home the gold.