Empowering Links: Week of 5th November
Best personal development resources for the week:
What does it take to be great? Clue: it’s not talent. CNN has the real deal. (via Lifehacker).
If being a millionaire doesn’t make you happy, what does? Adam reveals his secret.
How does Paul write so well about so many diverse subjects? His strategy is one I’m training myself to do; become an explorer.
We can’t always control our circumstances, so how do we avoid becoming a victim of circumstance? Elona reminds us you can only control your reactions to things.
Christine Kane shares with us 13 solid ways how not to get rich quick, but to be rich quick.
How do you win friends over and make yourself happier? Gretchen reveals why it’s a good idea to show up.
(And also why it’s a better idea to speak good things of people rather than bad, spontaneous trait transference is when someone unconsciously associates what you just said about someone else to you! And I’m sure you’re smart, sexy and witty enough to get that, aren’t you 
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I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.