We live in a world obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students, natural athletes, and musical prodigies. But in admiring those born with an advantage, we overlook a truth that matters more: the path available to the rest of us. We underestimate what can be learned—and how far deliberate growth can take us.  We can all get better. And when opportunity doesn’t appear, we can create a way to it.  In this book, Adam Grant offers a fresh framework for raising aspirations and surpassing expectations. Drawing on rigorous research, surprising findings, and compelling real-world stories—from classrooms to boardrooms, from playgrounds to Olympic arenas, from subways to space—Grant shows how to build the character skills and motivational systems that turn potential into performance.