How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons to Help Your Child Become Self-Driven, Respectful, and Resilient
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Summary
The Godmother of Silicon Valley， legendary teacher， and mother of a Super Family shares her tried-and-tested methods for raising happy， healthy， successful children using Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness: TRICK。Esther Wojcicki—“Woj” to her many friends and admirers—is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids， inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs， and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful。 What do these three accomplishments have in common？ They’re the result of TRICK， Woj’s secret to raising successful people: Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness。 Simple lessons， but the results are radical。
Wojcicki’s methods are the opposite of helicopter parenting。 As we face an epidemic of parental anxiety， Woj is here to say: relax。 Talk to infants as if they are adults。 Allow teenagers to pick projects that relate to the real world and their own passions， and let them figure out how to complete them。 Above all， let your child lead。 How to Raise Successful People offers essential lessons for raising， educating， and managing people to their highest potential。 Change your parenting， change the world。
Wojcicki’s methods are the opposite of helicopter parenting。 As we face an epidemic of parental anxiety， Woj is here to say: relax。 Talk to infants as if they are adults。 Allow teenagers to pick projects that relate to the real world and their own passions， and let them figure out how to complete them。 Above all， let your child lead。 How to Raise Successful People offers essential lessons for raising， educating， and managing people to their highest potential。 Change your parenting， change the world。
Reviews
Kamile Urbanaviciute
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Knyga turint geru ideju， tačiau kaip bet kuri amerikietiška knyga ne visais momentais pritaikomas， tačiau ideju tikrai gali pasisemt。 Gal truputi per daug Išplėsta， su ， bent man asmeniskai， per daug pilstymo iš tuščio į kiaura
Du Kute
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A book which makes you think quite a lot :））I am almost 30 and do not get married yet。 However， I have learned an awful lot from this book。 I have learned to understand myself better by looking back into my childhood， analyzing my upbringing to dissect my behaviors & characters。 Seeing things which I really don't want to see， tough but true。 I know to accept me as a human， accept my imperfections and insecurity。 Now， I know deeply that before requiring anything in your child， you must demonstrat A book which makes you think quite a lot :））I am almost 30 and do not get married yet。 However， I have learned an awful lot from this book。 I have learned to understand myself better by looking back into my childhood， analyzing my upbringing to dissect my behaviors & characters。 Seeing things which I really don't want to see， tough but true。 I know to accept me as a human， accept my imperfections and insecurity。 Now， I know deeply that before requiring anything in your child， you must demonstrate it first。 And I know many parents are frustrated because their kids do not obey and even go against them or excommunicate with them。。。。。all these things stem from parents' own expectation and somehow parents' own shortcoming。 So parents as always play an important role a model for kids。 What do you want from kids， do it yourself first。 Show them respect you want from them by being respectful to others and to them。 Show them kindness by being kind to others。 Show them how to collaborate and give them trust。 Children are， indeed， smarter than what we usually know。 。。。more
Pavel
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Knyga apie autorės ilgametę mamos， močiutės ir pedagogės patirtį， išmoktas pamokas ir sukurtą ugdymo sistemą （TRICK）。 Viskas būtų gerai， jei ne savipagalbos formatas ir autorės protarpinis gyrimasis。 Papasakotos istorijos įdomios， yra gerų įžvalgų， bet pasirinkta forma nuvylė， tad 3。
Jai
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Couple of points are good， some are take or leave， but a couple are a bit delusional to apply in modern society。
Leanne
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I enjoyed the specifics of what she did in the classroom and at home， however， there were not as many examples as there should be with how long this book is。 It felt like she spent a lot of her time just describing her accomplishments， than being truly helpful。
Jason L。
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Story filled book on how the author raised her kids as well as empower her students in the high school she taught in。 Coming from a more tiger mum kind of grown-up years background， I largely agree with her ideas of TRICK， trust， respect， independence， collaboration and kindness。 Though personally I still feel there need to be a balance， because as a child I may not have always made the right decisions， given the limited perspective a young person have。
YingYu Chen
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I feel lost upon finishing the book。 There are so many times I nodded， laughed， screamed， ughhhed while listening to its audiobook。The author has the grits and also empowers people around her to work for the better of the world — by showing you care， with TRICK， and love。I love the tips that she shared， and will try to put some into practice。
Irene Gracesiana
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Salah satu alasan orang mencari Esther Wojcicki untuk nyari nasehat 'per-orang tua-an karena ke-3 putrinya sukses besar: Susan adalah CEO YouTube， Janet adalah profesor di UC San Francisco， dan Anne adalah CEO 23andMe。 Ibu pengarang ini sangat terkenal sebagai 'bunda dari 2 CEO Silicon Valley'， Beliau adalah pendidik， american journalist; yang menginginkan anak2nya untuk mandiri secepat mungkin， karena bagi nya， hal tersebut adalah perlindungan bagi mereka dalam menghadapi kehidupan。 Bunda Esthe Salah satu alasan orang mencari Esther Wojcicki untuk nyari nasehat 'per-orang tua-an karena ke-3 putrinya sukses besar: Susan adalah CEO YouTube， Janet adalah profesor di UC San Francisco， dan Anne adalah CEO 23andMe。 Ibu pengarang ini sangat terkenal sebagai 'bunda dari 2 CEO Silicon Valley'， Beliau adalah pendidik， american journalist; yang menginginkan anak2nya untuk mandiri secepat mungkin， karena bagi nya， hal tersebut adalah perlindungan bagi mereka dalam menghadapi kehidupan。 Bunda Esther membagikan 'T。R。I。C。K' - nya。 Sangat sederhana konsepnya， namun memang tidak mudah untuk menjalankannya。 T = TRUST R = RESPECT I = INDEPENDENTC = COLLABORATIONK = KINDNESSKonsep parenting yang dijalankan dengan 'instinct' ternyata banyak disupport oleh penelitian2 ilmiah terbaru （dari Daniel Siegel， Angela Duckworth， dan temannya， Carol Dweck） Beberapa konsepnya sangat blow my mind。 Mudah dipahami， kembali tidak mudah dijalani。 Karena pola asuh yang JAUH， bertolak belakang dengan konsep TRICK ini。 Meskipun demikan， sangat menarik untuk mencoba setidaknya mempengaruhi generasi yang lebih baik di anak-anak kita？ 。。。more
Dovile Peciule
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Viena geriausia knygú apie vaikus ir jú auginimà。 Vietomis nesutikau， vietomis atrodė keistoka， vietomis buvo neįtikėtinai puiki。 Malonus skaityti pats rašymo stilius ir daug pavyzdźiú bei daug dalykú， kuriuos žinai， bet smagu， kai pasako kiti。 Reikia skaityti “su savo galva” ir atsirinkti， kas tinka。
Matthew Bynum
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I do like her approach to raising kids， which is based on teaching and exemplifying Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness （TRICK）。 However， it's hard to say that her approach alone is what really made her kids successful。 Considering that a lot of their success is based on their early relationship with Google， which came from one of her daughters renting a portion of her house out to Sergey and Larry early in Google's history。 I do like her approach to raising kids， which is based on teaching and exemplifying Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness （TRICK）。 However， it's hard to say that her approach alone is what really made her kids successful。 Considering that a lot of their success is based on their early relationship with Google， which came from one of her daughters renting a portion of her house out to Sergey and Larry early in Google's history。 。。。more
Shawny Le
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This book was easy to read and engaging and I believe it provides parents with lots to consider for raising kids of any age。 I especially enjoyed the authors stories about raising her daughters as well as her teaching experiences！
Mike Cheng
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Author Esther Wojcicki （mother of Susan （YouTube）， Janet （UCSF Pediatrics）， and Anne （23andme） probably knows a thing or two about raising successful people。 What resonated most with me was her philosophy about the importance of entrusting responsibility and agency at a very young age， and not doing anything for children that they can do themselves。 Two of Woj’s anecdotes from her own childhood are particularly representative of her philosophy: （1） Growing up in a traditional household where boy Author Esther Wojcicki （mother of Susan （YouTube）， Janet （UCSF Pediatrics）， and Anne （23andme） probably knows a thing or two about raising successful people。 What resonated most with me was her philosophy about the importance of entrusting responsibility and agency at a very young age， and not doing anything for children that they can do themselves。 Two of Woj’s anecdotes from her own childhood are particularly representative of her philosophy: （1） Growing up in a traditional household where boys were favored over girls required Woj to do a laundry list of chores at a very young age which had the unintentional effect of teaching her that she could do anything whilst leaving her brother Lee pampered to the point of paralysis; and （2） During their childhood， Lee， Woj， and baby brother David all felt faint， and so their mother told Woj to ‘stay put’ at home while driving David to the hospital。 Even at a young age Woj was skeptical about her mother’s instructions and decided to leave the house to lay in the front yard。 The culprit turned out to be carbon monoxide - had Woj blindly followed her mother’s instructions she would have dieded。 Woj’s lesson: think for yourself and ask what is sensible， even if you are told something different by authority figures。 。。。more
Carissa
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Interesting book with practical ideas。
Sonal Apte
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I'm surprised that there are so many reviews that mention that they thought the author was a braggart。 I thought that she blended some very practical advice with actionable insights and suggestions。 Worth the read， though if you're the type of person who is more focused on the tone of the book vs。 content， you'll likely not enjoy it。 I'm surprised that there are so many reviews that mention that they thought the author was a braggart。 I thought that she blended some very practical advice with actionable insights and suggestions。 Worth the read， though if you're the type of person who is more focused on the tone of the book vs。 content， you'll likely not enjoy it。 。。。more
Tatyana Poturnak
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I liked this book - and the TRICK framework is hard to disagree with， partially cause it’s quite generic。 A good reminder we need to respect our children as individuals， and start with ourselves if we want to change others。 There’s nothing groundbreaking - mostly things you hear a lot - but all nicely tied together in a system。It does leave a strange aftertaste though。。。 too many things to be on top of？ “I did it all right so you can too” tone？ Also it didn’t read as a parenting book tbh - more I liked this book - and the TRICK framework is hard to disagree with， partially cause it’s quite generic。 A good reminder we need to respect our children as individuals， and start with ourselves if we want to change others。 There’s nothing groundbreaking - mostly things you hear a lot - but all nicely tied together in a system。It does leave a strange aftertaste though。。。 too many things to be on top of？ “I did it all right so you can too” tone？ Also it didn’t read as a parenting book tbh - more of an autobiography or a life advice along the lines of “be a good person， don’t insult others， don’t scream at your child， find compromises with your partner， etc”It also felt very Palo Alto/Silicon Valley centric， discussing problems like coming to a fancy Napa resort to find your grandkids glued to phones and how to deal with it， etc。 Most people in the world have very very different problems while parenting and this book felt full of “what to solve for when you are privileged” advice。Overall reading it is not going to rock your world but won’t hurt either - and I’ll be taking some nuggets for myself from it， irrespective of whether they’ll lead to “raising successful people”， but more cause they feel like generally right things to do。 。。。more
Angel Garcia
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Very interesting read！ I love the stories she shared and am eager to try some of her methods with my daughter。 TRICK is really something the world should be practicing。 Will be recommending to family， friends and colleagues。
Sumita
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I am a prolific highlighter when reading books non-fiction books on my Kindle - this book got none。 It’s a drag to read， no practical advice to remember and too boastful to be inspiring。
NCHS Library
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From Follett: The Godmother of Silicon Valley， legendary teacher， and mother of a Super Family shares her tried-and-tested methods for raising happy， healthy， successful children using Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness: TRICK。 Esther Wojcicki&;&;Woj&; to her many friends and admirers&;is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids， inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs， and raising three daughters who ha From Follett: The Godmother of Silicon Valley， legendary teacher， and mother of a Super Family shares her tried-and-tested methods for raising happy， healthy， successful children using Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness: TRICK。 Esther Wojcicki&;&;Woj&; to her many friends and admirers&;is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids， inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs， and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful。 What do these three accomplishments have in common？ They&;re the result of TRICK， Woj&;s secret to raising successful people: Trust， Respect， Independence， Collaboration， and Kindness。 Simple lessons， but the results are radical。 Wojcicki&;s methods are the opposite of helicopter parenting。 As we face an epidemic of parental anxiety， Woj is here to say: relax。 Talk to infants as if they are adults。 Allow teenagers to pick projects that relate to the real world and their own passions， and let them figure out how to complete them。 Above all， let your child lead。 How to Raise Successful People offers essential lessons for raising， educating， and managing people to their highest potential。 Change your parenting， change the world 。。。more
Sandra Movchovitch
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I think I got some really great points of out her but I'm sure it doesn't hurt to have a mom who's a teacher and a dad who is a professor。 They were always going to be successful in one way or another。 But I do like some of the arguments。 I think I got some really great points of out her but I'm sure it doesn't hurt to have a mom who's a teacher and a dad who is a professor。 They were always going to be successful in one way or another。 But I do like some of the arguments。 。。。more
Toni Morgan
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The author has an interesting take on how adults should interact with children， offering that time and time again， these little humans will surprise us with their capability and insight。 I enjoyed the positive tone of this author and her recommendations on building trust with our children， whether you are a parent or a teacher。 I was a bit irritated by what appeared to be a parading of personal accomplishments， but I am glad to have pressed past the irritation to finishing the book。 Worthwhile， The author has an interesting take on how adults should interact with children， offering that time and time again， these little humans will surprise us with their capability and insight。 I enjoyed the positive tone of this author and her recommendations on building trust with our children， whether you are a parent or a teacher。 I was a bit irritated by what appeared to be a parading of personal accomplishments， but I am glad to have pressed past the irritation to finishing the book。 Worthwhile， but not ground-breaking。 。。。more
Phi Unit
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Easy simple framework for raising children: TRICKTrustResponsibilityIndependence CollaborationKindnessEasy read and would recommend for people who don’t deal with kidsThis is the antithesis of Tiger Mom philosophy
Austin Bond
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If you're a parent or just around kids for your job， volunteer work， nieces or nephews， life in general， this is a great book about how to just be a good human being。 I sincerely want to be a better parent after reading this。 If you're a parent or just around kids for your job， volunteer work， nieces or nephews， life in general， this is a great book about how to just be a good human being。 I sincerely want to be a better parent after reading this。 。。。more
Niall Moloney
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TRICK。 I liked it I did， but I couldn't escape the 'americanism'。3。5/5 TRICK。 I liked it I did， but I couldn't escape the 'americanism'。3。5/5 。。。more
Karina Kratochvílová
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Absolutely great about raising your kids， students or employees。 It must be quite shocking in an overprotective America， not so much in Czechia， but I am really glad Wojcicki's method is similar to my own parenting。 I learned a lot by reading this and it would be great if all parents and teachers gave it a chance。 Absolutely great about raising your kids， students or employees。 It must be quite shocking in an overprotective America， not so much in Czechia， but I am really glad Wojcicki's method is similar to my own parenting。 I learned a lot by reading this and it would be great if all parents and teachers gave it a chance。 。。。more
Heather
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Great book。 I am not a mom yet， but I am studying marriage and family studies for a bachelor's at BYU-I， and have read 10 parenting books cover to cover so far （counting this one）， with many， many others only partially read。 Studying parenting is my passion。 So I read this via audio on the Amazon Alexa app。 If I learned anything from it， it is that you can plan how you'll raise your kids by thinking， "What character traits do I want them to learn？" And then brainstorm a list of ideas for how you Great book。 I am not a mom yet， but I am studying marriage and family studies for a bachelor's at BYU-I， and have read 10 parenting books cover to cover so far （counting this one）， with many， many others only partially read。 Studying parenting is my passion。 So I read this via audio on the Amazon Alexa app。 If I learned anything from it， it is that you can plan how you'll raise your kids by thinking， "What character traits do I want them to learn？" And then brainstorm a list of ideas for how you could teach it， and then select some to do。 She didn't do that， but the things she said she did to grow grit， for instance， sounded like the kinds of things you could come up with by asking those questions。She used positive parenting and intrinsic motivation， it seems。 The only time I remember her using any punishment at all was grounding her teenage girls when she found out they had a party while she was out of town， and had given some of their parents' clothes to the people who came！ Her girls felt the punishment was fair。Great ideas for growing grit， and other nice ideas， like teaching your kids to love the odd one out by picking the saddest looking Christmas tree each year and making it look great。Also changed my mindset about authority， after her stories about two lives， one ended by listening to authority， and one maintained because she disobeyed authority。 Loved that she even emailed the US Secretary of Education when she had some things to say to them， instead of doing like me and the average person by not even bothering because we don't supposed that we can make a difference。 I now want to strive to teach my kids that all problems have a solution， and you CAN make a difference。Also loved （forgive the repetitive use of that word） that she showed before it was scientifically proven that being nice leads to better results， both in parenting and in the classroom。Gave me a story of grit that I want to teach my future children （and have specifically written down in Google Drive）。 。。。more
Meena Yegan
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Great book especially for new parents。I had many takeaways for a lifetime from this book。I felt the content was little repetitive but definitely worth the read。
Miranda Woyce
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As a mother of small children， I hadn't really thought about these principles。 I'm glad I read it when I did。 Its changed many of my parenting philosophies， and it's been amazing to see just how those small things have made improvements in our relationships。 An excellent insight into parenting that is worth the read。 As a mother of small children， I hadn't really thought about these principles。 I'm glad I read it when I did。 Its changed many of my parenting philosophies， and it's been amazing to see just how those small things have made improvements in our relationships。 An excellent insight into parenting that is worth the read。 。。。more
Wendy P
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I really wanted to love this book， but some parts were straight up shaming to parents。 Also the consistent “kids these days aren’t。。。” fill in the blank。 They aren’t resilient， self-reliant， don’t have grit， whatever。 It al seemed like the same old tropes that older generations have been telling the younger generations since the beginning of time。 SomeNovel ideas but mostly just regurgitating other parenting books。
Terry Maguire
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Many excellent bits of advice in this book for parents and educators by Esther Wjcicki。 Her approach is based on trust， respect， independence， collaboration， and kindness。 Much of the material she shared I have read in one form or another in other books （such as in Grit or Mindset）- but it was a good reminder nonetheless。
Marnie
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