Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212).
Competence starts with feeling competent -- It's not how hard you try -- Creativity comes from within -- Take small victories -- You can't force yourself to like broccoli -- Resist the urge to be average -- There is plenty of time -- It's never just one thing -- Don't keep fighting your first battle -- Change is possible, not easy -- Seeking input from your opposites -- Write down the directions -- Anticipate irrationality -- The best defense is to listen -- Winners are made, not born -- Do things in order -- Get experience any way you can -- Self-motivation works once -- Speak slowly -- Where you stand depends on where you look -- Use your own self-interest -- Remember who you are and where you are -- Negotiate with confidence, or don't -- Volunteer to feel better -- Remember the task, forget the rankings -- Avoid the second-guess paralysis -- Seek a tall plateau, not the peak -- Play the odds -- The past is not the future -- Get a good night's sleep -- It starts and ends with you -- Notice patterns -- Efficiency in everything -- Tomorrow will be a better day (but how exactly?) -- Lessons can't threaten -- Success is formula, not fantasy -- You need to know more than just how talented you are -- Role models are not one size fits all -- Learn from losses -- Embrace work; it may have to last forever -- Exercise and eat right -- Boredom is the enemy -- Be clear about your role in the outcome -- Make change count -- Listening is more than not talking -- Take off your blinders -- You'll get what you're afraid of -- Think about who you ought to be -- Leadership is contagious -- Want support? Deserve it -- You will give up faster if you're not in control -- Life is not a zero-sum game -- You don't have to get straight A's anymore -- Whet you appetite for success -- Remember the difference between you and everybody else -- Your work and home lives must fit together -- Nobody wins without a loser -- Tell clean jokes -- Don't want everything -- Look for value -- Get your motivation where you can find it -- Be an expert -- Failure is not trying -- You are not in this alone -- Your goals are a living thing -- Avoid roller-coaster emotions -- Care -- You can't be persistent without perspective -- Changing jobs doesn't change you -- It might get worse before it gets better -- If you don't believe, no one else will -- You'll work harder if you feel wanted -- Don't talk to yourself -- Seek coherence and congruence -- If you doubt, you're out -- Always think about what's next -- Value practical knowledge -- See the risk in doing nothing -- Face conflict head-on -- Money isn't everything -- Be realistic about yourself -- Find your own path -- Own what you do -- Be honest for your future -- You need to know what you are looking for -- Don't forget packaging -- Learn to lead yourself -- A victory at all costs is not a victory -- People who have it right work harder to make it better -- Don't run in the wrong direction just because you're near the finish line -- Hope springs internal -- Think as if othere can read your mind -- You'll get knocked down and then get back up -- Keep your goals where you can see them -- Don't settle -- What is the point? -- Win your own respect first -- Your goals must engage all of you -- Take action -- Only you can say if this is a world you can succeed in.