Quotes

Who Believed in You?, Page 180

Almost everybody likes to be asked for advice, and it gives the prospective mentor a chance to pay it forward.

Emotional Agility, Page 180

…the right amount of stress – whelmed but not overwhelmed – can be a great motivator.

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, Page 180

To ensure that your content comes through clearly, identify and remove verbal tics.

Managing Up, Page 180

The more internal and external contacts you make and relationships you build, the easier it will be to find a new opportunity and execute your escape.

Talent is Overrated, Page 180

…excellent performers seem to continue achieving at high levels well beyond the point where age-related declines would seem to make that impossible.

Courage is Calling, Page 180

…there is no courage without bad odds, without a willingness to risk losing – the job, the game, the deal, your life. If it was a sure thing, what would be brave about it?

Stumbling on Happiness, Page 180

When experiences make us feel sufficiently unhappy, the psychological immune system cooks facts and shifts blame in order to offer us a more positive view.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Page 180

…when people know about you, there’s less room for them to misinterpret you.

Who Believed in You?, Page 180

Any time an opportunity comes your way that will not come around again, think long and hard before saying no. – Bob Hutchison

Talent is Overrated, Page 180

…excellent performers suffer the same age-related declines in speed and general cognitive abilities as everyone else – except in their field of expertise.