Whether it is at school, at work, or in our personal lives, being motivated helps us to achieve more and be more successful. But what does it take to be motivated? Does it require perfect parenting, a ton of privilege, and a lot of luck? New educational and psychological research suggests that we actually have significantly more control over our own and our children’s motivation than is commonly believed.

Adam Braus is an entrepreneur turned professor and educational leader. After founding a new college, he started to use new evidence-based techniques to motivate his students. The outcomes broke all expectations. His students went from dropping out of community college to working at top companies.

In Motivate Braus shares these fascinating techniques with anyone interested in motivating themselves and others. In each chapter, you’ll learn proven strategies that you can use in your home, school, and workplace. You will learn what motivation is exactly, how to be friendly while maintaining high expectations, the three real factors for personalizing learning, a new four-step model for getting anyone interested in anything, and much more.