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Focus, Page 229

The just-get-it-done mode runs roughshod over human concerns.


Never Eat Alone, Page 229

Your positioning message should include a list of words that you want people to use when referring to you. Writing those words down are a big first step in having others believe them.


Think Again, Page 229

When we dedicate ourselves to a plan and it isn’t going as we hoped, our first instinct isn’t usually to rethink it.


Sprint, Page 229

…we shouldn’t be embarrassed to have ambitious goals at work. Each of us has only so much time in a day, in a year, and in our lives.


Grit, Page 229

…follow-through in high school extracurriculars predicted graduating from college with academic honors better than any variable.


Never Eat Alone, Page 229

Most people’s judgments and impressions are based on visuals – everything other than the words you speak that communicates to others what you’re about.


Think Again, Page 229

Escalation of commitment happens because we’re rationalizing creatures, constantly searching for self-justifications for our prior beliefs as a way to soothe our egos, shield our images, and validate our past decisions.


Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 229

…no matter how ambitious you are, you’ll advance in your career more quickly if you focus on the job you have and gain a reputation for good work.


Sprint, Page 229

When you go to work in the morning, you should know that your time and effort will count.


Grit, Page 229

…follow-through predicted notable accomplishments for a young adult in all domains, from the arts and writing to entrepreneurism and community service.