Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 📱 Kindle
Mind Over Matter: The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Ann J. Polya, Ph.D · 2012
55/100
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A credentialed author with a genuinely practical, exercise-driven approach to EQ, aimed at coaches and leaders. It just hasn't earned any outside validation, so it's a reasonable but unproven pick.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing55
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy55
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit70
Human-eye read45
Penny’s verdict55
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