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Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work
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Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work

by Melanie Katzman
October 2019
Beginner
272 pages
7h 19m
English
McGraw-Hill
Audiobook available
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BE PRACTICALLY OPTIMISTIC

Instill Hope

True failure is turning away from opportunity because you don’t want to face your fear.

—TIFFANY PHAM, author of You Are a Mogul

Join me as a guest on the Worldview game show. As a contestant, you get to pick which door you want to walk through. Behind door number one is denial, conflict avoidance, and clinging to what could have been but isn’t. Behind door number two is experimentation, ambition, and possibility. Deciding to adopt an optimistic perspective will have positive effects on your mood and the people around you, increase motivation and engagement, and promote innovation. Do you want to take ...

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ISBN: 9781260457841