Grit to Great

Meredith Mitchell's understated narration is perfect for delivering the career advice and extraordinary achievements of these energetic advertising executives. She lets their message and life stories unfold without any hint of self-promotion, which helps listeners discover at their own pace the lessons offered by the authors' perseverance and work ethic. Conveying the confidence Thaler and Koval gained by setting big goals and never giving up, Mitchell's performance will awaken possibilities that listeners may be overlooking. The audio's message is that abilities and social contexts are never as important as our determination to express our talents wherever we find ourselves. Well-written advice illustrated with moving examples of celebrity achievers reminds us that perseverance and passion can be developed in all of us if we want something badly enough. T.W. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine