Introduction
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1. Complete the past
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2. Believe in possibilities
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Tara Swart; “The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain”; October 2019; Lev Publishing.
3. Find your why
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4. Design your future
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Daniel Gilbert; “The Surprising Science of Happiness”; February 2004; https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness
5. Setting personal goals
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Kaitlin Woolley & Ayelet Fischbach; “What Separates Goals We Achieve from Goals We Don’t”; April 2017; Harvard Business Review.
6. Objectives & Key Results
Peter Drucker & Harold Smiddy; “Management by Objectives: As Developed by Peter Drucker, Assisted by Harold Smiddy”; April 1981; The Academy of Management Review.
Andrew Grove; “High Output Management”; January 1995; Vintage Publishing.
John Doerr; “Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth”; April 2018; Penguin Books Ltd.
7. Making it happen
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Joan Chrisler & Angela Barney; “Sizeism is a health hazard”; August 2016; Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society.
Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer; “The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work”; August 2011; Harvard Business Publishing.
Laura Michaelson & Yuko Munakata; “Trust matters: Seeing how an adult treats another person influences preschoolers’ willingness to delay gratification”; January 2016; Developmental Science Journal.
David Nussbaum & Carol Dweck; “Defensiveness Versus Remediation: Self-Theories and Modes of Self-Esteem Maintenance”; March 2008; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Scott DeRue et al; “A quasi-experimental study of after-event reviews and leadership development.”; 2012; Journal of Applied Psychology.
Amir Bhide; “Origin and Evolution of New Businesses”; October 2003; Oxford University Press
8. Manage your time
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Alfred Homère et al; “Eisenhower matrix * Saaty AHP = Strong actions prioritization? Theoretical literature and lessons drawn from empirical evidences”; February 2019; IAETSD Journal for Advanced Research in Applied Sciences.
Michael Breus; “The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype–And the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More”; September 2016; Little Brown and Company.
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