“Anchor Your Stories in Redemptive Themes So We Are Moved to Live Up to Them: Rather than making yourself the victim or the hero in the stories you tell, describe a daunting time of loss, crisis, or...”

“Get specific sooner and reap many rewards. The specific detail or example proves the general conclusion, not the reverse. The more specific you are abut anything the more clear you become, for your...”

“It's not the number of contacts you cultivate but the diversity and depth of connections that leverage your opportunity to use best talents more often to accomplish more.”

“It is easier to act your way into a better feeling than to feel your way into a better way of acting. When certain feelings hinder you, look for other feelings to feel. Supplant your fear with a gr...”

“Problems rarely exist at the level at which they are expressed. If you are arguing for more than ten minutes then you are probably not discussing the real conflict.”

“We never have as great an opportunity to show self-comfort as when others around us arent. Hint: Dont be a jerk because someone else is. Praise the behaviors in others that you most want to flourish.”

“If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.”

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”

“Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.”

“The worlds most successful people didnt wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.”

“Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.”

“Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldnt rely on it, because its not guaranteed and its not permane...”