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The Motivation Myth
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The Motivation Myth

How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win

by Jeff Haden

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Best Startup Books, Most Recommended Books, and Psychology.

From Inc.com's most popular columnist, a counterintuitivebut highly practicalguide to finding and maintaining the motivation to achieve great things.It's comforting to imagine that superstars in their fields were just born better equipped than the rest of us. When a coworker loses 20 pounds, or a friend runs a marathon while completing a huge ...

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