Deron Triff

Some people seem to have boundless confidence in themselves and their vision. The rest of us, however, might need a little encouragement in setting a big goal or working toward our highest ambition. So if you’re looking for some inspiration and guidance on how to shoot for the moon, the five superb books below can help. Download the Next Big Idea App for “Book Bite” summaries of hundreds of new nonfiction books like these.

Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. Her primary research interest is brain plasticity. Her previous book, Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better, was the subject of a PBS television special. Below, Wendy shares 5 key insights from her new book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion, written with Billie Fitzpatrick.

By Reid Hoffman with June Cohen and Deron Triff 3 minute Read When you’re growing quickly, there will always be fires—inventory shortfalls, servers crashing, customers whose calls aren’t answered. You won’t always know which fire to stamp out first. And if you try to put out every fire at once, you’ll only burn yourself out. That’s why entrepreneurs have to learn to let fires burn—and sometimes even very large fires. When you have a fast-scaling company, the focus must be on moving forward.