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How to strengthen your willpower
How to overcome temptation and distractions
The role of motivation in willpower
When you use “No worries” or “No problem” the phrase can actually have the opposite effect: just saying the word “problem” introduces the possibility that the situation wasn’t great.
Instead of “No problem/No worries,” try “I’d be pleased to,” “Of course“ or "Certainly”. Replace the negative with a positive.
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You need to stop giving your power away.
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It means becoming multilingual by balancing the languages used among your team with the languages that the people above you grading your performance understand.
One solution to correct any potential wrong assumptions is to over-communicate about what you meant.
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