Elevate

Robert Glazer sets out four principles he calls capacities, presented as ways to overcome self-limiting beliefs, form positive habits, identify core principles and build stronger personal and professional relationships. The spiritual capacity concerns identity, what a person wants most and the standards they live by. The intellectual one covers how people think, learn, plan and carry things out with discipline, while the physical one deals with health, well-being and bodily performance. The emotional capacity is about handling hard situations, mindset and the quality of relationships. Glazer argues that the real competition is with oneself, and that pushing past the edge of current abilities also lifts others. It became a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller.

Adam Grant praised Glazer as an unusually forward-thinking leader sharing lessons on bringing out the best in oneself and others, Seth Godin endorsed its short, direct advice, and Daniel Pink called it a mentor in book form.