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How to adapt to different speaking situations
How to engage with an audience
How to use body language effectively
“People follow incentives, not advice.”
JAMES CLEAR
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MORE IDEAS ON THIS
“Just because it didn’t work doesn’t mean it was the wrong choice.
The world is full of probabilities, not certainties.
Find a game where the probabi...
JAMES CLEAR
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774 reads
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
Am I willing to look foolish today so I can learn something that will make me better tomorrow?
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“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?”
BELL HOOKS
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“The best arguments in the world won't change a single person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
RICHARD POWERS
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“If you know where you want to go in life, people tend to help or get out of the way.
Both of those are useful.”
JAMES CLEAR
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671 reads
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