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How are hillbilly fights different than others? Do hillbillies fight by a different set of rules? How is fighting built into the hillbilly culture? We’ll cover some of the hillbilly fights in the life of JD Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy, and look at how the region’s culture of honor encourages them.
What are the key growth mindset characteristics? How do they affect success in school, sports, business, and relationships? We’ll cover the core beliefs and growth mindset characteristics that set successful people apart.
What is the champion mindset? How does it help you meet your athletic potential? We’ll cover the elements of the champion mindset and how to adopt it to become the best athlete you can be.
What are the key takeaways from Good to Great by Jim Collins? How does Collins believe good companies can become great ones? We’ll cover the most important key takeaways from Good to Great. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a manager, or just an individual looking to improve, the concepts in Good to Great provide food for thought—and spurs to action. You’ll learn what it takes to be a “Level 5” leader, why assembling the right team first is more important than having the right idea, and why you should be more like a hedgehog than a fox.
What is the history of AK Steel in Middletown, Ohio? How has AK Steel, and Armco before it, impacted Middletown’s economy? In Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance tells the story of the impact of AK Steel on Middletown, Ohio. To fully tell his story, JD has to begin by telling his family’s story. Grandparents Mamaw and Papaw were raised in Jackson, Kentucky, which they left in the 1940s when Papaw found work in the Armco steelworks in Middletown, Ohio.
Is there a typical lifestyle of the Appalachian family? Are stereotypes about Appalachian families true? As both a work of social commentary and an autobiography, Hillbilly Elegy takes us through Vance’s formative years in an Appalachian family, where he witnesses one social dysfunction after another. We’ll cover these attributes of the Appalachian family and what Vance’s family life indicates about other families in the area.
What is JD Vance’s mother like in Hillbilly Elegy? How does she impact her life, and how does he escape the cycle of poverty and violence that traps her? JD’s mother had once been a promising student and seemed on track to rise up from the poverty and abuse that had surrounded her as a child. Unfortunately, she fell into the same cycle of dysfunctional that she had learned from her parents. She married her high school boyfriend and quickly found her life beset by the drama, fighting, and violence that had so defined her parents’ marriage. We’ll cover the
Great companies hire the right people before embarking on any specific program. Why? Learn why hiring the right people first is more important than having the right idea, and learn how to identify the people who are “right.”
What are the benefits of a growth mindset? How does a growth mindset help you become more successful at work and in your personal life? We’ll cover the benefits of a growth mindset. Learn how a growth mindset helps you work harder, become more self-aware, become more successful, bounce back after failure, and remedy depression.
Parents want to help their kids to succeed in school and life, yet their comments, actions and attempts to be helpful often send the wrong message. What’s the secret to developing a growth mindset for parents? We’ll cover what a growth mindset for parents is, how to have one, and how to convey it to your kids so they have growth mindsets, too.