SUMMARY:
Join our interview
with the University of Pennsylvania's brilliant Angela Duckworth,
Ph.D., the leading authority on the study of GRIT (perseverance
and sustained interest in long-term goals) — 12/16/11 —
Info
here.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1.
The Angela
Duckworth Interview 12/16/11 — Info here
2.
What's My Line? (Guess Our Mystery Guest)
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1.
Angela Duckworth Interview 12/16/11
Join
me for a wonderful conversation with Angela Duckworth, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania
and arguably the world's leading expert on the study of GRIT
(perseverance and sustained interest in long-term goals).
DATE:
Friday, December 16, 2011
TIME: 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm Eastern (New York
time)
12:00 pm to 1:20 pm Central (Dallas time)
11:00 am to 12:20 pm Mountain (Denver time)
10:00 am to 11:20 am (San Francisco time)
To
Register and Receive the Recording,
click
here
If
you have any doubt about attending, watch her video at TEDxBLUE:
True
Grit-Can Perseverance be Taught?
ABOUT ANGELA
Dr. Angela Lee
Duckworth is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University
of Pennsylvania. All background info is here.
But for a fascinating picture of her, try this.
If
you've got a copy of Marty Seligman's latest book, Flourish: A
Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being,
take a look at chapter 6.
The entire chapter is an extended testimonial to Angela's intellectual
gifts and to her research on grit and self-control.
A
few nuggets:
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"Angela
was fast, about as fast mentally as it is possible for a
human being to be, and she blew us away in the interview."
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Angela
entered graduate school knowing little of the psychological
literature, but her ability to master new material was "as
breathtaking as her speed. ... (No) student I have
known learned at the rate that Angela did...Within months,
my other students (and I) were going to Angela for advice
about the literature and methodology in the psychology of
intelligence."
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Marty
encouraged Angela to submit her first-year thesis for publication.
The result? It was not only accepted, it "was
the first time in my experience that I saw an acceptance
by return mail from a top journal, and with no request for
any major revisions."
Angela's
research is fascinating and relevant to coaching and applied
positive psychology. She studies such non-IQ competencies
as grit and self-control that predict success both academically
and professionally. Her research populations have included
West Point cadets, National Spelling Bee finalists, novice teachers,
salespeople, and students.
How
do such factors as perseverance and sustained interest in long-term
goals play a central role in our success? How can we measure
them? How can we increase them? Great questions.
Sign
up for the interview and recording here.
Take a look at her Ted video. And I'll see you next week!
RESOURCES
ON ANGELA:
An extensive bio and live links to more than 40 research studies,
videos, and popular articles about Angela's work are here.
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2.
What's My Line? (Guess Our Mystery Guest)
Someone
cool has created an astonishing new Positive Psychology Master
Class. Hint: An astounding mind...a founder
of Positive Psychology...a celebrated teacher...award winning...the
best scrabble player in PP...best selling textbook in PP...unpretentious...major
sports fan...tall...highly cited...hates to fly...very funny.
Can
you guess the name of this amazing teacher? Care to guess
the name of his new class? (He'll be arriving on 8 Mondays
at 1:00 pm beginning 1/30/12). Details coming soon.
Our
Mystery Guest
Enter all guesses about his identity and the name of his
new class under his picture on
this page.
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About
Ben Dean -- Ben, Editor of Coaching Toward Happiness,
is a coach, psychologist, founder of MentorCoach, and... MORE.
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