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You make excuses for why you can’
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1. Precontemplation—When people a
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concerns about what would happen if
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opportunity to meet with other peop
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Pay attention to the emotions that
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• Create a goal for what you woul
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TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMMON TRAPSUnf
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CHAPTER 4THEY DON’T FOCUS ON THIN
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resolve the situation. Instead, he
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turn out the way we want. Rather th
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were different, trying to convince
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In 2005, Heather Von St. James was
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made it clear she would never suppo
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STRONGERAt the age of eighteen, Ter
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• New opportunities—When you ha
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CHAPTER 5THEY DON’T WORRY ABOUT P
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While in chapter 2 we discussed how
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because that was the best way to de
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your father-in-law asks you to help
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His willingness to go against the g
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• Maintaining good friendships•
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Express your feelings and stick to
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people disagree with your actions,
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CHAPTER 6THEY DON’T FEAR TAKING C
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Dale’s mood showed marked improve
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Similar to how people often manage
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however, he felt like he’d be jum
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can influence your decision. If you
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more we tend to miscalculate how bi
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• What are the alternatives? Some
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teen he started business ventures.
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CHAPTER 7THEY DON’T DWELL ON THE
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daughter had a job and unlike some
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everything got rearranged. Her clot
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Ruminating on the past won’t chan
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• Establish goals for the future.
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when you know the author’s histor
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After sixteen years of traveling th
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CHAPTER 8THEY DON’T MAKE THE SAME
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conclusions,” they may repeat tho
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Being stubborn is a big factor for
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• You may frustrate others who wa
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effective weight-loss routine. Give
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• Use positive self-talk. Realist
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town known as Hershey, Pennsylvania
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CHAPTER 9THEY DON’T RESENT OTHER
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It took a lot of work for Dan to ch
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operates a home-based business that
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sabotage someone else’s efforts o
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have irrational thoughts about othe
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While still working in the chocolat
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people’s accomplishments, even th
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Sometimes it’s easy to avoid feel
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Shortly after returning home, she g
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Fear is often at the heart of our u
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failure—by researching colleges
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• If I couldn’t do something ri
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If you get used to failing, it beco
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but he also experienced a major fin
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Allowing yourself to think that fai
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or through various groups that she
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out on an opportunity to get a new
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• Solitude at the office can incr
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her stress level and she takes bett
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idea of spending time alone, the ke
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STEPS TO SIMPLE MEDITATIONIn its si
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now.• Eat a Mindful Bite of Food
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Practicing mindfulness skills to fo
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his boss asking to be promoted to a
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You sometimes buy things you can’
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Lucas’s sense of entitlement cert
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Most people who feel a sense of ent
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wrote in her journal, “I’m the
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attributed any shortcomings she exp
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CHAPTER 13THEY DON’T EXPECT IMMED
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PATIENCE ISN’T YOUR VIRTUEAlthoug
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Despite the stories about people an
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expect to see immediate results:•
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magic numbers seem to be either twe
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Notre Dame but was rejected three t
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James Dyson’s journey began in 19
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Pacing yourself for the long haulWH
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• Monitor Your Behavior—Look fo
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finished in twenty-second place. At
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CHAPTER 1Denton, Jeremiah. When Hel
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CHAPTER 3Lally, P., C.H.M. van Jaar
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CHAPTER 5Exline, J. J., A. L. Zell,
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CHAPTER 7Birkin, Andrew. J. M. Barr
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CHAPTER 9Bernstein, Ross. America
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CHAPTER 11Doane, L. D., and E. K. A
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CHAPTER 13Duckworth, A., and M. Sel
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThere are many peopl
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