Adam Grant is Wharton’s top-rated professor and author of two New York Times bestselling books—ORIGINALS: How Non-Conformists Move the World and GIVE AND TAKE: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. Three strategies Adam uses to get closer to excellence are: 1) Have a challenge network of people who assess your work 2) Switch your mindset to how can I improve myself? Not prove myself 3) Stop giving yourself a second score, start asking how can I best respond to the first score! Adam has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for 7 straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40. ​He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 5 books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. His books have been named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. His viral piece on languishing was the most-read New York Times article of 2021 and the most-saved article across all platforms. Adam hosts WorkLife, a chart-topping TED original podcast. His TED talks on languishing, original thinkers, and givers and takers have been viewed more than 30 million times. He has received a standing ovation at TED and was voted the audience’s favorite speaker at The Nantucket Project. His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater, and the Gates Foundation. He writes on work and psychology for the New York Times, has served on the Defense Innovation Board at the Pentagon, has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and has appeared on Billions. He has more than 6 million followers on social media and features new insights in his free monthly newsletter, GRANTED. Get MORE from High Performance: Watch all our episodes on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/HighPerformancePodcast/videos Listen on your Podcast player: http://www.podfollow.com/highperformance Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highperformance/ Join our new Book Club : https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancebookclub Order the new High Performance Daily Journal - 365 ways to become your best! smarturl.it/HPJournal Get bonus content and all episodes ad-free with 'High Performance Plus': Apple Podcasts apple.co/highperformance or Supercast https://highperformanceplus.supercast.com/ Join our FREE members club the High Performance Circle. Just go to https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/thecircle You will get: • Weekly Monday Motivation Newsletter with Book Recommendations, Discount Codes, and more! • Exclusive early video access • Keynote speeches that keep you learning • And much more! Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster: Thanks to WHOOP for sponsoring High Performance - the new WHOOP 4.0 is a wearable Fitness and Health Coach that helps you to Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster - ultimately helping you to be the best possible version of yourself - get your first month free on us - https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/HPP #highperformancepodcast #adamgrant #psychologist #whartonschool #tedtalk