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The last step to develop Big Potential is to sustain growth. We all know Newton’s law that “an object in motion stays in motion.” But what most of us forget is the second part, “unless acted on by an unbalanced force.”
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The “I Saved a Life” program at Kaiser Permanente has saved almost 500 lives by empowering receptionists and other staff to be part of the lifesaving process. The leaders of the organization expanded their power by allowing people other than “medical providers” to participate in the health ...
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When developing big potential, it would be naive to neglect negative influences. One powerful way to do this is by mental Aikido, or redirecting attacks back at your enemy rather than just defending against them. One way to do this when you grow stressed is to
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In The Happiness Advantage , author Shawn Achor flipped upside-down the notion that success causes happiness. Now that we know en...
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"By denying the light of praise, we extinguish it. By bending light toward others, we magnify it."
-Shawn Actor
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One woman working at a law firm found herself in fierce competition with another for an open position as a partner. She knew that her ability to
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Two intelligent and hard-working girls enter a rigorous freshman year at Harvard. One of them decides that the best option for success is to become a recluse. She focuses on being alone to study and work.
In contrast, the other works hard but also makes time for social ...
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Big Potential will show you that the real secret to success and thriving in all aspects of life is developing strong connections with others and treating them in a way that lifts them up.
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One study from BYU, discovered that in basketball, assists in are the highest determiner of the team’s chances of winning. An assist is when a pl...
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It’s not just having a team-centered mindset that helps, however. Who you have on your team is just as important. Jim Collins, in Good to Great , refers to this as “getting the right people
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The 21-year-old college student who thinks it’s better to live in a single room rather than shared, the 37-year-old project manager with the goal of improving the company’s bottom line, and anyone who wants the secret to being happy and successful.
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UConn women’s head basketball coach Geno Auriemma knows what it means to surround yourself with positive influencers. Evaluation of his players focuses on how well they contribute to the team, instead of their individual accomplishments. The success of this method shows, too. As of the curr...
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A few months later, the hermit-like young woman finds herself leaving Harvard, while the social butterfly is thriving . What happened? The big
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You don’t need to be a leader to make a difference. But if you are one, delegating responsibilities to others will not only help you, but the entire organization. When you
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I love Big Potential , it’s one of my favorite books. Achor’s inclusion of many studies provides the motivation to change the way we look at
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One woman working at a law firm found herself in fierce competition with another for an open position as a partner. She knew that her ability to
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