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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs, 9-to-5ers and Executives

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You’ve made your list and checked it twice—now, it’s time for the hard part: finding the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season. To help minimize the stress that sometimes comes along with gift giving, we’ve rounded up 14 of our favorite products. Give a gift that keeps on giving—a yearlong subscription to the No.

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Feedback: Take It or Leave It, but Don’t Defend Yourself Against It

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I tried to explain to my boss what had really happened and why the feedback was unreasonable, but she stopped me and said, “Feedback is a gift. People may give you all kinds of feedback, but it’s up to choose how you’ll act on it. Receive it as such and then you can decide what you want to do with it.”.

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How Change Is an Invitation to Think Differently

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Equally true: The gifts are always there. In the midst of a shake-up, you will find within yourself some resilience you didn’t know you had. I find the straightest path out of chaos is to ask yourself: What’s the gift? Second: A coach, mentor or guide can be vitally important. What’s great about this?

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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When you’re in charge, your opinion simply takes up more space than that of others, whether you intend it to or not. Describing your team as a family also sets up a very confusing mixed reality because you can’t fire a member of your family, but you absolutely have to be able to fire an employee who isn’t pulling their weight.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Keep doing what you’re doing, stay on task , be passionate, don’t give up and you will ultimately be rewarded. During my residency, at the recommendation of my mentors, my thinking deepened when I spent more time talking to colleagues on park benches and when I went for a swim in Walden Pond. Sync up with your cognitive rhythm.

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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

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1 New York Times bestselling books, which include The Gifts of Imperfection , Daring Greatly and Rising Strong. Those three years as a monk in his twenties—waking up at 4 a.m. He’s especially gifted at offering guidance to young people—check out The Graduate Survival Guide: 5 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make in College for proof.

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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

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I think she was trying to say, “It’s up to you. Here are some simple gifts you can give yourself every day to keep you focused on what you can do: Control the tapes in your head. Self-discipline starts with your thoughts, so pack up the blame game. Own up to your multitasking. Set up a lunch meeting for some advice.

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