
Competence through Success and Failure with Jessica Lahey
How do you define success and where does personal motivation come from?
Jessica Lahey is a law school graduate, writer, educator, speaker, and researcher. Her book, The Gift of Failure:How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed (Harper Books) is about how to motivate kids, the different types of motivation, how to avoid overparenting, and how to give your kids the right amount of autonomy.
Her work has been influenced by the work of Carol Dweck and Dr. Dweck’s book, Mindset. This book is also one of my favorites as well. It’s about growth versus fixed mindset and that…
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