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An understanding of people’s hidden motives is the single greatest piece of knowledge you can have in acquiring power.
Robert Greene • The 48 Laws of Power
Understand your own and others’ mental maps and humility.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Albeit with a strong need for approval, since self-reliance has been discouraged at virtually every turn.
Wayne W. Dyer • Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life
“absolute dependence—on people or circumstances to supply me with prestige, security, and the like.” Bill believed, as I do, that until we break this absolute dependence on people, places, and things, we will not be able to find real peace of mind. This idea wasn’t new. It had been discussed in the field of psychology too. Psychotherapists referred
... See moreAllen Berger • 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action
The way to understand Adlerian psychology is simple. Right now, you are thinking, If I were to have confidence in someone unconditionally, I would just get taken advantage of. However, you are not the one who decides whether or not to take advantage. That is the other person’s task. All you need to do is think, What should I do? If you are telling
... See moreIchiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
If you take a good look at the way you have been put together and the way you function, you will find that inside your head there is a whole program stamped into you, a set of demands about how the world should be, how you should be, and what you should want. Now, however old you are or wherever you go, your computer goes along with you and is
... See moreAnthony de Mello • A Year with Anthony De Mello: Waking Up Week by Week
- What Would You Like to Do?
John C. Maxwell • The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
If in doubt, consult the commandments rather than yourself and what you believe.