Quotes

How, Page 165

…trust is active and propulsive; it is nothing short of inspirational.

Focus, Page 165

Focused attention, like a strained muscle, gets fatigued… Rest and restoring physical and mental energy get built into the training regimen.

Talent is Overrated, Page 165

Wanting to achieve mastering of a field, committing to the long, hard work of achieving it, and then intending to innovate – that’s how it happens.

Courage is Calling, Page 165

You have to believe you can make a difference. You have to try to make one.

Emotional Agility, Page 165

Staying emotionally agile requires us to find the equilibrium between overcompetence on the one hand and overchallenge on the other. This is the teeter-totter principle.

Focus, Page 166

Optimal practice maintains optimal concentration.

Tiny Habits, Page 166

…like any process, there are things we can do to optimize it – to speed things along and make course corrections along the way.

Toxic Positivity, Page 166

…choosing when, where, and with whom we share our emotions is extremely important.

Stumbling on Happiness, Page 166

…we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear.

How, Page 166

Trust empowers others but, because it is a virtue, it also empowers one’s self.