Beating Plateaus

There is always room to improve. Remaining versatile to the idea that you can create a new identity by mixing and matching with something else, you can bypass plateaus.

Throughout his career, Bob Dylan would go on to produce songs with a touch of everything. He explored because he had to. When he injured his hand, he focused more on songwriting. When he was struggling with his aging voice, he completely reinvented how he made sounds.

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The Art of True Confidence

Confidence is one of those game-changing qualities-like rapport, empathy and courage-that is both incredibly valuable and highly elusive. As soon as we "try" to be confident, we've already failed. As soon as we "act" more confident, we're already pretending. Telling someone to "be more confident" is like telling someone to be taller.

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What Confidence Is

True confidence is a feeling of self-assurance that is grounded in an authentic experience of our own ability, perspective and sufficiency.

It’s a stable connection to the fact that we...

Why Confidence Matters

Confidence is an amplifier of quality and success.
Confidence is essential to influence and leadership.
Confidence isn’t just about style. It’s also about substance.
Confidence protects us. It's one of the greatest weapons we can develop.

Nonverbal communication

Confidence is expressed most profoundly through our bodies. No matter how well we speak, the way we feel about ourselves will always manifest in our posture, our hand movements and our facial features.

So commit to strong, positive body language and make a conscious effort to form habits that make your nonverbal communication automatic.

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5 Reflective Questions to Discover Who You Are and What You Want

The famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde once said, "The final mystery is oneself." But how do you unravel the mystery that is you? This can't happen without self-awareness, and self-awareness won't happen without reflection. But what does reflection really mean? Reflection is different from introspection. Introspection is simply looking in.

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Reflection and introspection

Introspection is simply looking in. Stopping there not only limits your perspective, but it can also diffuse it. It can lead some to pessimism, or even depression.

Authenticity

Authenticity is about getting closer to our true identity.

The more authentic we become, the more we are authoring our lives, and not simply living someone else’s script. And the more authentic you become, the greater is your sense of well-being.

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be authentic is literally to be your own author, to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on th

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