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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. What about our deposit?

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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Holidays can be both joyful and complicated. We daydream things like, The holidays will be perfect! Here are tips to stop your head from tripping you up before your next big meeting, event or even a holiday gathering: 1. Get out of your own way and contribute, especially during the busy holiday season.

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10 Ways to Finish Your Year Strong

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It takes confidence, passion, perseverance and focus to make the impossible possible. Holidays have a tendency to make you think you need more stuff. Read: 3 Ways to Avoid Overspending During the Holidays. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2021 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. See what doors open.

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3 New Books to Help You Find Your Yourself and Your Calling

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By Ryan Holiday. A New York Times best-selling author and marketer well-known for his trilogy of books on stoicism, Courage is Calling is the first book in Ryan Holiday ’s new series about the four qualities ancient philosophy suggests are most important for living a virtuous life: courage, temperance, justice and wisdom.

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‘Bouncing Forward’: Adaptability and the Power of Deliberate Calm

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Think back to a couple of months ago, before the holidays. In the workplace, higher levels of adaptability are associated with greater levels of learning ability and better performance, confidence and creative output,” according to a McKinsey article. The problem is, that’s no longer enough.

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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Often, the holidays serendipitously morph into a time we reflect on the past year, to take stock of what and who we’re proud of and give thanks for how far we’ve come. 100 Questions by The School of Life The holiday season is an opportunity for families to come together. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: 1.

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‘Power Doesn’t Come from a Title’

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Bill McDermott made customer service a priority McDermott left the deli after college, but running a business instilled in him a kind of confidence rare in a young man, one that bears no trace of cockiness but is based on realistic knowledge of what’s possible. This article was published in July 2015 and has been updated.