The Can-Do Mindset

How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions

De: Candace Parker

Narrado por: Candace Parker, Marissa Hampton

One of the most decorated and celebrated women’s basketball players of all time breaks down her ultimate recipe to success, using her own deeply inspiring journey to teach listeners how to live bravely, unapologetically, and with purpose.

“Candace Parker has been a trailblazer on and off the court, inspiring us all with her resilience, authenticity, and purpose-driven life. We are thrilled to work with Candace and present her extraordinary book to readers from all walks of life. The Can-Do Mindset delivers a playbook for how we can all achieve greatness on our own terms.” ―John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, Get Lifted Books

Candace Parker is a living legend. Her storied career includes three WNBA titles, two Olympic gold medals, and countless MVP Awards. Her career accolades are endless and her impact on the WNBA beyond measure, but Candace is even more inspiring off the court. A proud wife and mother of three, whose love story resonated with the LGBTQ+ community around the world, Candace is fiercely purpose-driven, paving the way for the WNBA’s rise in American culture, and for female basketballers to have the impact and platform that used to be reserved for the NBA. But this success didn’t happen by accident. From the start, Candace turned her childhood nickname, Can-Do, into a daily mantra that helped her overcome enormous physical and mental hurdles while embracing her vulnerability. In her first-ever book, Candace breaks down that ultimate recipe for success, drawn from the experiences that made her a better person and player.

CAN-DO becomes an acronym to live by:

• Learn from and lean on your Community
• Show up as Authentically you
• Realize that Negativity is a part of life
• Embrace the excitement of the everyday Dash
• And fight for Opportunity for yourself and others.

It’s how Candace has succeeded on the court and off, and it can help readers do so, too. Told through personal stories, The Can-Do Mindset is for Candace’s countless fans who want to see behind the curtain of her meteoric career and life, and for all of us who could learn from an icon who lives bravely, unapologetically, and guided by purpose.

©2025 Candace Parker (P)2025 Zando Penguin Audio

Candace Do!!!

I absolutely adored immersing myself in this book, especially learning about Candace Parker's experiences in the WNBA.

Motivational!

"CAN-DO" This book was incredible and provided the reader, the fan, with such a deeper insight. For someone who's watched CP3 since 2008, this was a great testament to her.

Great book, could use better reader

I really wish they made sure the narrator had correct pronunciation for player names. So disappointing to hear that!

Must read Can-do!

Candace Parker does an awesome job chronicling her life, joys, challenges, and triumphs. It was fun, entertaining, motivating, and inspiring.

Authentic Delivery, Start to Finish

A thoughtful and motivating listen. The narrators were great. The CAN-DO framework is simple but impactful, and the mix of memoir and life lessons makes this one both inspiring and practical. Great for fans of Parker or anyone looking for a grounded, uplifting read. If you want an inspiring listen with realness, purpose, and slam-dunk sincerity, this one’s worth your time.

Drive, discipline, hardworking, confidence, love of the game and family. Beautifully written. Thank you Candice.

I loved it all. And I loved Pat Summitt. May she rest in peace. Great audiobook.

Disappointing

Not much of a mind set teaching. This book is more like a long winded autobiography sprinkled with summaries and quotes from a bunch of other great books. I feel like i got bamboozled with the title sounding awfully similar to Kobe’s book Mamba Mentality.

I Was Disappointed

I never get audiobooks that aren't read by the author - this one says by the author and Marissa Hampton - I didn't realize that meant the only thing Candace Parker would read was the introduction.

I'm a big CP3 fan - have been since she was at Tennessee - my alma mater,

I had high hopes for the book. It fell a little flat for me.

I expected to hear more about her Can-Do Mindset and those principles and less about specific games.

I loved the part where she talked about her family and getting into broadcasting - that was interesting and usable.

Thoroughly self absorbed. Hard to keep listening.

The chapter in Pat Summit was good. The rest was too much; “I”, “me”….. Not recommended.