The growth mindset, described by Carol Dweck, is the biggest performance enhancer there is. Will a growth mindset guarantee success? No. There are too many other factors involved. But without it will success be all but impossible? More than likely. And success in anything is difficult enough as it is. This mini-book will describe the mindset, how to use it as an athlete, as a coach and as a parent/guardian. The impact of mindset, and the simple language or semantics we use for praise, have an incredibly profound effect on sports development. As a general rule of thumb, kids who develop a...

The email pinged again. The attachment was a picture of the door to her flat. She reeled. Clasping her hand to her mouth as she retched again. "It was never about the money, Rachel. It was always about you. I could use someone with your skills. I'll be in touch. I know where you live. D.E.M." No good turn goes unpunished When Rachel is spurred to use her computing skills to find an abducted boy, she has no idea that it will bring her to the attention of an anonymous vigilante. Is the vigilante what he seems and what does he want with Rachel? Rachel is coerced by the mysterious D.E.M. to...

To reach the top in sport takes something special, but as well as talent you also need the right approach, the right mindset, the right plan. Lee Ness' Sports Motivation Master Plan helps you create your own route map to success. From picking your dream and learning from the greats through getting motivated and dealing with obstacles, the Master Plan is there for you no matter what your sport. If you want to be the best in your sport, no matter what it is, then you need the Sports Motivation Master Plan.
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Rachel, Cam, Deborah and Dave are on the run. They are being hunted by person or persons unknown but they do know they are in grave danger. When they are eventually tracked down, they are offered a stark choice. Execution or a mission. Their freedom in return for a task. Quid Pro Quo There really is no choice for the team, but when their individual histories start to rise from the darkness, the danger is beyond what any of them could have imagined.

Athens 438 BC
"So the gods have seen fit to give you to me," said Zosimos. "I thought they must be smiling on you after Samos, but it seems they were just playing a cruel trick on you. That fool Pericles might have taken a shine to you, but he can't protect you here. You're mine now."

Alexander has survived the Siege of Samos and been sent to a military academy as a cadet. The battles with the Athenian army are nothing to what he faces in the Academy. With his life in danger from all sides, Alexander must draw on everything he has learned just to survive, but is...