Quotes

Talent is Overrated, Page 165

What makes the biggest difference is the willingness to go through the demanding process of acquiring that knowledge over time.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 165

A Badass Business Analyst is reflective in their failure but not to the point of obsession. Look back and determine if there was a lesson to be learned.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 165

Being honest can be scary. But people can’t help you if they don’t know what you need.

How, Page 165

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

The No Asshole Rule, Page 165

…assholes are rarely nasty all the time; their followers are driven both by the ‘sticks’ of punishment and humiliation and the ‘carrots’ of hard-won warmth and recognition.

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.

Focus, Page 165

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

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.

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.