1. Competence Starts with Feeling Competent
2. It’s Not How Hard You Try
3. Creativity Comes from Within
4. Take Small Victories
5. You Can’t Force Yourself to Like Broccoli
6. Resist the Urge to Be Average
7. There Is Plenty of Time
8. It’s Never Just One Thing
9. Don’t Keep Fighting Your First Battle
10. Change Is Possible, Not Easy
11. Seek Input from Your Opposites
12. Write Down the Directions
13. Anticipate Irrationality
14. The Best Defense Is to Listen
15. Winners Are Made, Not Born
16. Do Things in Order
17. Get Experience Any Way You Can
18. Self-Motivation Works Once
19. Speak Slowly
20. Where You Stand Depends on Where You Look
21. Use Your Own Self-Interest
22. Remember Who You Are and Where You Are
23. Negotiate with Confidence, or Don’t
24. Volunteer to Feel Better
25. Remember the Task, Forget the Rankings
26. Avoid the Second-Guess Paralysis
27. Seek a Tall Plateau, Not the Peak
28. Play the Odds
29. The Past Is Not the Future
30. Get a Good Night’s Sleep
31. It Starts and Ends with You
32. Notice Patterns
33. Efficiency in Everything
34. Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day (But How Exactly?)
35. Lessons Can’t Threaten
36. Success Is Formula, Not Fantasy
37. You Need to Know More Than Just How Talented You Are
38. Role Models Are Not One Size Fits All
39. Learn from Losses
40. Embrace Work; It May Have to Last Forever
41. Exercise and Eat Right
42. Boredom Is the Enemy
43. Be Clear About Your Role in the Outcome
44. Make Change Count
45. Listening Is More Than Not Talking
46. Take Off Your Blinders
47. You’ll Get What You’re Afraid Of
48. Think About Who You Ought to Be
49. Leadership Is Contagious
50. Want Support? Deserve It
51. You Will Give Up Faster if You’re Not in Control
52. Life Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
53. You Don’t Have to Get Straight A’s Anymore
54. Whet Your Appetite for Success
55. Remember the Difference Between You and Everybody Else
56. Your Work and Home Lives Must Fit Together
57. Nobody Wins Without a Loser
58. Tell Clean Jokes
59. Don’t Want Everything
60. Look for Value
61. Get Your Motivation Where You Can Find It
62. Be an Expert
63. Failure Is Not Trying
64. You Are Not in This Alone
65. Your Goals Are a Living Thing
66. Avoid Roller-Coaster Emotions
67. Care
68. You Can’t Be Persistent Without Perspective
69. Changing Jobs Doesn’t Change You
70. It Might Get Worse Before It Gets Better
71. If You Don’t Believe, No One Else Will
72. You’ll Work Harder If You Feel Wanted
73. Don’t Talk to Yourself
74. Seek Coherence and Congruence
75. If You Doubt, You’re Out
76. Always Think About What’s Next
77. Value Practical Knowledge
78. See the Risk in Doing Nothing
79. Face Conflict Head-On
80. Money Isn’t Everything
81. Be Realistic About Yourself
82. Find Your Own Path
83. Own What You Do
84. Be Honest for Your Future
85. You Need to Know What You Are Looking For
86. Don’t Forget Packaging
87. Learn to Lead Yourself
88. A Victory at All Costs Is Not a Victory
89. People Who Have It Right Work Harder to Make It Better
90. Don’t Run in the Wrong Direction Just Because You’re Near the Finish Line
91. Hope Springs Internal
92. Think as if Others Can Read Your Mind
93. You’ll Get Knocked Down and Then Get Back Up
94. Keep Your Goals Where You Can See Them
95. Don’t Settle
96. What Is the Point?
97. Win Your Own Respect First
98. Your Goals Must Engage All of You
99. Take Action
100. Only You Can Say if This Is a World You Can Succeed In