The most important thing in accomplishing something is to start. Failing is part of it, but in starting, just like the snowball going down a mountain, you get bigger due to the experiences you gain. So, stop planning. Just do it.

Snowball Effect

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Personal Development

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Being productive is relative. Sometimes being productive is just sitting around the couch and try to relax yourself. Productivity does not always mean doing a lot of things in a day, its doing the things that you NEED. If you need to rest, then resting is PRODUCTIVE. Being productive leads you to the things that will make you better-- that's where you focus on.

'Productive'

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Productivity

Many say that money cannot buy happiness. For me, money CAN buy happiness, just focus on the love and needs. Love are things/experiences that last for more than 6 months, and needs are things that are essential. Avoid buying things that are impulsive and say 'no' if you feel like spending your money is not worth it.

Money and Emotions

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

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Money & Investments

Many people pursuit hapiness, but we often forget that this is just a temporary feeling. We must seek meaning in our lives. Pillars of meaning:<ol><li>Belongingness: Surrounded by love and genuine people</li><li>Purpose: What keeps you going, or the 'why'</li><li>Transcedence: Going beyond what we think we can</li><li>Storytelling: How we tell our life story to ourselves.</li></ol>

Meaningful life

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Books

Chris Anderson is the curator of phenomenally successful TED talks - over one billion views and counting. He is passionate about the importance of public speaking, something he describes an a crucial life skill and which we should be teaching in school, and of the amazing power of direct human-to-human communication, recorded on video, in the internet age. It is now possible to share ideas with millions around the world (as evidenced by the success of TED itself, whose most popular talk has been viewed 31 million times). In his first book, Talk This Way, he shares his passion for public speaking and offers a master-class in how to do it - not just how to give a great TED talk, but how to stand up and speak persuasively in front of any size of audience, whether that is a school classroom, making a video blog, in a business meeting or at a conference. The book brings together his experience of over two decades as the curator of TED, in which time he has listened to over one thousand stage talks, with advice from 30 of his all-time favourite TED speakers.

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TED Talks

Excellent leaders do the following<ol><li>Set an example. You cannot demand excellence if you are not excellent.</li><li>They motivate you. Leaders should ensure thay their team members feel included and their contributions matter.</li><li>They acknowledge that they also fail and in need of help. </li></ol>

Sustaining Excellence

First acknowledge that you cannot do everything at your best. There are things you are good, some not so much, and that's okay. It helps to list down these strengths and weaknesses to improve the weaknesses or just to simply know yourself more. Also, ask for help. We can never be great alone and we always learn something new in others.

Beat Impostor Syndrome

Defining your purpose can be a different process for everyone. In this episode, the guest talks about how asking questions like, "What matters to you?" or "How do you want to be remebered?" can help a teen find a direction in their life. Having a purpose creates a sense of direction for everyone because, for some, that is the only thing why they keep going.

Purpose

The hosts in this episode highlight that sometimes being toxic are also the things we don't do. When talking to a friend/boyfriend, we are encourage to ask them what they want so that you can meet halfway. Communication is key to any relationship. As an individual, we must also assess the things we do wrong, and ways on hoe to change/improve them.

Toxic

There is a stigma that correcting or providing feedback to a leader can deteriorate our relationship with them. It is otherwise. As leaders we should encourage our colleagues to share their feedback to your work because you might have blindspots that we don't see. In this way, we can improve our work and lift the group up. Remember that you don't need to be the best, to be a leader.

Leaders Also Need Feedback

In this episode the host highloghted ways on how we can better improve our time. Instead of using social media as leisure, we are encouraged to learn something new or create something out of our hands rather than passive leisure activities.

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Alyssa Kate Dela Cruz