Frank Carlson Library

"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it."-- Lou Holtz Meet Lou Holtz, the motivational miracle worker who revitalized the Notre Dame football program by leading the legendary Fighting Irish to nine bowl games and a national championship. During his twenty-seven years as a head football coach, Holtz garnered a 216-95-7 career record. Each new assignment...

The Four Doors is Evans’s message to those who seek inspiration in their lives. It began as a talk he gave on the spur of the moment, and over the course of ten years, it has evolved into a message he has shared with successful business people, students, and even addicts and prisoners. It includes stories his readers have told him, stories about great achievers who overcame hardships, and stories about his own struggle growing up in a large family...

From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor comes an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every reader. Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from an extraordinary young leader. November 21, 2010. U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted atop a building in violent Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered toward him and fellow Marine Nick Eufrazio....

Why do some people accomplish so much more than others? It's not because they're smarter or more talented. It's because they know how to set and reach goals. Research show that effective goal setter have less stress, concentrate better, and are more satisfied with their lives. For teens, goal setting is linked to improved school performance, motivation, and self-esteem. "What Do You Really Want?" puts goals setting in language teens can relate to....

Joseph murphy's most powerful program for using the visualizing faculties of thought to attain the life you want. It is your right to be rich. Let Joseph Murphy teach you how to use your mind and the visualizing faculties of thought to attain a life of abundance. Murphy boils down the essentials to achieving a prosperous life in this Original Classic Edition with an introduction by New Thought author and historian Mitch Horowitz, who explains how...

Offers advice on applying the principles the author has used in building winning basketball teams to achieving success in business and as an individual.

Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport, politics, the military and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioral psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman unveil the astounding, often counter-intuitive truths about how we compete and the crucial ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.

First published in 1955, "Believe in Yourself" by Dr. Joseph Murphy, the Irish-American author and New Thought minister with a Ph.D. in Psychology, is the inspiring and fascinating book on the power of self-confidence and positive thinking. Dr. Murphy draws on the experiences of highly successful and talented people, such as inventors, artists, and businessmen, to show that believing in your dreams and your own potential is the secret to great success....