Strive

Has success eluded you, no matter how hard you try? Are you frustrated by trying to achieve your dreams by copying others? Internationally-acclaimed speaker and founder of the cutting-edge venture capital Amyx Ventures, Scott Amyx reveals how you can attain real success in your life, your way. His theory of Strive is a challenge to the conventional wisdom that has held so many people back from achieving their goals and enjoying lasting happiness. Scott rose from obscure poverty to globe-trotting success, and he invites you to share in his journey by adopting a new mindset towards your personal challenges: embrace them . Scott shows you how through stories of the most unlikely individuals who embraced difficult personal change to become outrageously successful. He helps you take stock of your own habits and practices to identify how your routine and misconceptions are holding you back. Fascinating insights from throughout history up through today's cutting-edge research show how embracing discomfort fuels lasting success. Shape your life in new, exciting ways. You can have control over your career, your outlook, your actions, and your priorities. This book helps you get a fresh start to begin building the successful life you want. Discover what really drives success--and how conventional wisdom is wrong Clearly identify your own personal challenges--and how to overcome them Delve into the latest research on high performance to create a better you Learn how high-achievers approach challenge, change, and success Strive is an unconventional approach to attaining your dreams because it takes what makes you unique and turns it to your advantage. Have you been duped by common myths of success? Are you disappointed by the constant struggle in life? Scott reveals how only you have the power to change your trajectory. Strive is your handbook for getting comfortable with discomfort, embracing and enjoying new challenges, and achieving real, lasting success.

Personal Growth.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Winning at Life; Chapter 1: Strive; Popular Beliefs About Success Are Profoundly Wrong; Strive for Real, Lasting Success; (S)â#x80;#x94;Set a Goal; (T)â#x80;#x94;Think About How to Get There and Plan for Success; (R)â#x80;#x94;Risk: Embrace It, Expect It; (I)â#x80;#x94;Insights, or What Did You Learn from Your Uncomfortable Change or Risk?; (V)â#x80;#x94;Verify Progress; (E)â#x80;#x94;Enhance Yourself, Mentally and Physically, with Safe Biohacking; This Guidebook Can Help You Strive; Chapter 2: Are You Passionate Enough?; Passion Plays; Passion and Success: What Is the Connection?

Passion Without Innate AbilitiesPassion Without Knowledge and Experience; Passion Without Economic Gain; Artistic Success: Get the Picture?; Famous by 30 or Bust!; Invest Your Money for Art Schoolâ#x80;#x94;Get an MBA; Chapter 3: Practice and Opportunity; The Practice of Practice; So What Happened?; Youth Sports: Gateway to Success?; Unequal Success Among the Equally Qualified; Unequal Opportunity Versus You; Brazil: Rising Above Race and Class; Rising Above; Chapter 4: Are You Special?; The Idea That Only Exceptional People Become Successful Is Wron…