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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest: 2000 word book summary
Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors ~ Brianna Wiest
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“The Confidence Gap: A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt” by Russ Harris
True success is living by your values” ~ Russ Harris
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“Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson
Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go” ~ Spencer Johnson
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“The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure” by Grant Cardone
As long as you are alive, you will either live to accomplish your own goals and dreams or be used as a resource to accomplish someone else’s” ~ Grant Cardone
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“Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” by Adam Grant: 2000 word book summary
Acknowledging our mistakes doesn’t make us weak; it makes us stronger” ~ Adam Grant
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“Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior…and Feel Great Again” by Jeffrey E. Young and Janet S. Klosko: 2000-Word Book Summary
You have the power to reinvent your life—one step, one thought, and one change at a time” ~ Jeffrey E. Young and Janet S. Klosko
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“Be More Pirate: Or How to Take on the World and Win” by Sam Conniff Allende: 2000-word book summary.
You can either follow the rules and maintain the status quo, or you can rewrite them and change the game entirely” ~ Sam Conniff Allende
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“How Big Things Get Done” by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner: 2000-Word Book Summary
Big things get done when you combine big dreams with small, achievable steps ~ Bent Flyvbjerg
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“To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret” by Jedidiah Jenkins: 2000-Word Book Summary
Comfort can lull us into complacency; it’s in discomfort that we find growth” ~ Jedidiah Jenkins
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“On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” by Nate Silver: 2000-word book summary.
The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living” ~ Nate Silver
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“Value(s): Building a Better World for All” by Mark Carney: 2000-word book summary.
It’s time to put values at the heart of value creation” ~ Mark Carney
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“Ego Is the Enemy” by Ryan Holiday: 2000-word book summary
Ego is the enemy of what you want and of what you have: Of mastering a craft. Of real creative insight. Of working well with others. Of building loyalty and support” ~ Ryan Holiday
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The 10 Best Things You Can Do Each Day to Stay Healthy According to These 10 Doctors
Gratitude lowers stress, improves sleep, and strengthens relationships, all of which contribute to better health ~ Dr. Robert Emmons
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“The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World” by David Robson: 2000 word book summary
Associating aging with wisdom can add seven plus years to your life.” ~ David Robson
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“The Power of Letting Go: How to Drop Everything That’s Holding You Back” by John Purkiss: 2000 word book summary
Concentrating fully on the present moment enhances awareness and reduces stress” ~ John Purkiss
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“The Pivot Year: 365 Days to Become the Person You Truly Want to Be” by Brianna Wiest: 2000-Word Book Summary
All of life – joy, sorrow, beginnings, endings – happens in the now. Only when you’re fully present, do you really live” ~ Brianna Wiest
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“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch: A Reflection on Life and Dreams
Kids, more than anything else, need to know their parents love them” ~ Randy Pausch
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On this day in history: 9 January
Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing” ~ John Stuart Mill, inaugural address delivered at the University of St Andrews
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On this day in history: 8 January
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” ~ George Bernard Shaw, Plays and writings, early 20th century
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On this day in history: 7 January
Freedom of speech must always include the courage to defend ideas, even when they offend” ~ Voltaire, Letters, 18th century
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On this day in history: 6 January
Champions are made when no one is watching, and strength is proven when everything goes wrong” ~ Nancy Kerrigan, Interviews, 1994
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On this day in history: 5 January
We are all waiting for something—what matters is how we spend the waiting, and whether we create meaning while we wait” ~ Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot, 1953
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On this day in history: 4 January
Adversity shows us the strength we didn’t know we had” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, 1841
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On this day in history: 2 January
The first step toward change is simply daring to take it” ~ Alice Sanger, Sanger’s letters, 1890
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On this day in history: 1 January
Unity without freedom is oppression; freedom without unity is chaos” ~ Edward Heath, Heath’s address, 1973
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On this day in history: 31 December
Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings” ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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On this day in history: 30 December
To those who carry too big a burden to make it on their own, I want you to reach out and take your share of this…Because if I have earned it, so too have you” ~ Frank Sinatra, while accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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On this day in history: 29 December
Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred, for freedom is rooted in honesty and justice” ~ Václav Havel, Havel’s inauguration speech, 1989
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On this day in history: 28 December
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” ~ Galileo Galilei, Sidereus Nuncius, 1612
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Die with Zero, by Bill Perkins: 2000-word book summary.
The richest people are those who have spent wisely to create a lifetime of memories, not those who hoarded their wealth ~ Bill Perkins
