Notes

Chapter 1

1. Desmond, A., and Moore, J. Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist. New York: W. W. Norton, 1991.

2. Ibid., 169.

3. Ibid., 172.

4. Urquhart, M. A., and Hewson, M. A. “Unemployment Continued to Rise in 1982 as Recession Deepened,” Monthly Labor Review Online, 1983, 106(2). http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1983/02/art1exc.htm

5. Hilsenrath, J., and Dougherty, C. “Inside the Disappointing Comeback,” Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304760604576425793342142396.html

6. Smith, N. F. “The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?” CBS MoneyWatch, June 24, 2009. http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/article/the-new-job-market-who-wins-and-who-loses/314930/

7. “CFO Survey: Optimism Tumbles, Employment Picture Bleak,” Duke Today. September 15, 2010. http://today.duke.edu/2010/09/cfo.html; Woolhouse, M. “Part-Time Workers on Rise in Mass.” Boston Globe, September 26, 2011. http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-26/business/30205000_1_part-time-jobs-andrew-sum-underemployed-workers

8. Doyle, A. “Where Have All the Jobs Gone?” About.com.http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/careerresources/a/offshore.htm; Daga, V., and Kaka, N. “Taking Offshoring Beyond Labor Cost Savings,” McKinsey Quarterly, June 19, 2006. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/7054575?f=related; Wessel, D. “Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad,” Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704821704576270783611823972.html?KEYWORDS=jobs+overseas

9. Wang, J. “Ask a Pro: Employees, Who Needs 'Em?” Entrepreneur, March 2010, 18.

10. Brown, T. “The Gig Economy,” TheDailyBeast.com, January 12, 2009. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-12/the-gig-economy/full/

11. Ibid.

12. Pink, D. Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself. New York: Hatchette Book Group, 2001, 12.

13. Locke, E., and Lantham, G. P. A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance. New York: Prentice Hall College Division, 1990.

Chapter 2

1. Hart, W., Albarracín, D., Eagly, A. H., Brechan, I., Lindberg, M. J., and Merrill, L. “Feeling Validated Versus Being Correct: A Meta-Analysis of Selective Exposure to Information,” Psychological Bulletin, 2009, 135(4), 555–588.

2. Zweig, J. “How to Ignore the Yes-Man in Your Head,” Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2009. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703811604574533680037778184.html

3. American Psychological Association. The Road to Resilience.http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx

4. Ibid.

5. Archer, S. “The Secret to Lowering Blood Pressure with Breathing Exercises,” ABC World News, September 6, 2010. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/secret-lowering-blood-pressure-breathing-exercises/story?id=11656769

6. Emmons, R. A., and McCullough, M. E. “Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003, (84)2, 377–389; Peterson, C., Stephens, J. P., Park, N., Lee, F., and Seligman, M.E.P. “Strengths of Character and Work,” in P. A. Linley, S. Harrington, and N. Garcea (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work(221–231). New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

7. Fredrickson, B. Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3-1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2009.

8. American Psychological Association. The Road to Resilience.http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx

9. “Positive Thinking: Reduce Stress by Eliminating Negative Self-Talk,” Mayo Clinic Online. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/positive-thinking/SR00009

10. Ibid.

11. Wright, J. H. “Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basic Principles and Recent Advances,” Focus, 2006, (4), 173–178.

12. The original derivative of the quote “How then shall we live?” is a biblical verse (2 Peter 3:11): “Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you be?” While I was first exposed to it in a college lecture, the quote and concept has been used many times throughout the ages.

Chapter 3

1. Tjan, A. K. “Your Employees Have No Clue What Your Company Does,” HBR Blog Network, September 3, 2009. http://blogs.hbr.org/tjan/2009/09/your-employees-have-no-clue-wh.html

2. Darwin, C. On the Origin of Species, New York: Signet Classics, 2003, 77.

3. Doyle, A. “Your Professional Brand: How to Create a Professional Brand,” About.com Guide: Job Searching. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careeradviceresources/a/profbrand.htm

4. Susan Walaszek, founder of HR Compliance Consulting, personal interview with Nacie Carson, September 3, 2011.

5. Pink, D. Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself. New York: Hatchette Book Group, 2001.

6. Susan Walaszek, founder of HR Compliance Consulting, personal interview with Nacie Carson, September 3, 2011.

7. Sinek, S. “How Great Leaders Inspire Action,” TED.com, September 2009. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

8. Stossel, J., and Kendall, K. “The Psychology of Stereotypes,” ABC, 20/20, September 15, 2006. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2442521&page=1

9. Williams, J. R. “Guidelines for the Use of Multimedia in Instruction,” Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, 1998, 1447–1451.

Chapter 4

1. “Transtheoretical Model,” ProChange Behaviors, Inc. http://www.prochange.com/ttm

Chapter 5

1. U.S. Census Bureau. “U.S. and World Population Clocks.” http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html; “Statistics,” Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics; McMillian, G. “Twitter Reveals Active User Number: How Many Actually Say Something,” Techland.com, September 9, 2011. http://techland.time.com/2011/09/09/twitter-reveals-active-user-number-how-many-actually-say-something/; Reisinger, D. “LinkedIn Hits 100 Million Users,” CNet.com, March 22, 2011. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20045851-17.html

2. Willis, P. “Prince: World Exclusive Interview,” Mirror.co.uk, May 7, 2010. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/07/05/prince-world-exclusive-interview-peter-willis-goes-inside-the-star-s-secret-world-115875-22382552/

3. John Haydon, founder of Inbound Zombie, personal interview with Nacie Carson, September 26, 2011.

4. Van Grove, J. “Library of Congress to Preserve Tweets for Eternity.” Mashable.com, April 14, 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/04/14/twitter-library-of-congress/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Twitter

5. American Psychological Association. The Road to Resilience. http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx

6. Machlis, S. “Facebook vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn vs. Google+,” Computerworld.com, July 11, 2011. http://blogs.computerworld.com/18603/facebook_vs_twitter_vs_linkedin_vs_google_plus

7. Ibid.

8. Matyszczyk, C. “Facebook Messes Up Your GPA,” CNet.com, April 12, 2009. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10217704-71.html

Chapter 6

1. Wadhwa, V. “Five Myths About Entrepreneurs,” Washington Post, July 29, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-entrepreneurs/2011/06/29/gIQALtCBhI_story.html

2. Locke, E. A. “Toward a Theory of Task Motivation and Incentives,” Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1968, 3(2), 157–189.

3. Roberta Chinsky Matuson, president of Human Resource Solutions, interview with Nacie Carson, September 24, 2009.

4. Howard Stephen Berg, “the world's fastest reader,” interview with Nacie Carson, October 20, 2009.

5. Petrecca, L. “Fewer People Choose to Be Self-Employed,” USA Today, September 9, 2011. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/story/2011-09-07/Fewer-people-choose-to-be-self-employed/50305432/1

Chapter 7

1. American Psychological Association. The Road to Resilience. http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx