Yes I Can, Laura Ritchie
Yes I Can, Laura Ritchie
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Yes I Can
Learn to use the Power of Self-efficacy

Author: Laura Ritchie

Narrator: Laura Ritchie

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/20/2021

Synopsis

Yes I Can: Learn to use the power of self-efficacy, is a practical and personal book founded on solid psychological concepts. This book will transform your understanding and perception of ‘can’ to become a fundamental part of life. More than a mindset, it is about understanding the processes underlying self-beliefs, which allow you to move from wherever you are through the vision of possibility to achieve your goals. Strategic thinking, instead of grit or willpower, serves to allow you to adopt the yes in your daily life.Dr Laura Ritchie is a Chartered Psychologist, Professor of Learning and Teaching, and importantly she is someone who found her YES. Yes I Can addresses the topics of perception, perspective, self-efficacy beliefs, metacognition, self-regulation, and agency by presenting these psychological concepts through a uniquely inviting and approachable, storytelling voice. Laura interweaves psychological theory with stories, told in a memoir-like way, drawing upon experience from her musical, academic, and personal life. These stories act as a bridge between research and everyday practice, and serve as a lens for the reader to look both at and into their own experience.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on March 19, 2022

When Yes I Can (1965), Sammy Davis Jr.'s autobiography, is good it's really good. It's particularly strong on his childhood as a vaudeville performer and his time in the US army during World War Two. You won't be surprised to discover he encountered a lot of racism but you may be surprised at just h......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 07, 2008

I read this in 7th grade. Imagine that, a little white suburban girl in 1973 COMPLETELY INFATUATED with the 40- or 50-something black member of the rat pack. I still remember huge parts of Yes I Can, especially the part where Sammy gets into a car accident and helps the lady out of the other car, al......more

Goodreads review by James on June 20, 2010

What a powerful and insightful autobiography! Sammy Davis Jr. found success as America sorted through anguished incidents of violence and matter-of-fact racism. The chronicle of his life within that context, when civil rights was overtaking Jim Crow, makes this autobiography a real page-turner. From......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia on November 05, 2024

The autobiography of a great entertainer and a sad account of the prejudices he had to deal with. Especially frightening were the steps he had to take to protect his family.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on February 05, 2013

Informative, very well written, and so damn moving. A terrific read! This is far from the typical celeb bio.......more

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