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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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With a new year (and its resolutions) just around the corner, why not give friends and family self-improvement and personal development gifts that will help them be their best selves? Whether the recipient is new to personal development or just looking for a spark of inspiration, you’ll find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

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Feedback: Take It or Leave It, but Don’t Defend Yourself Against It

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I tried to explain to my boss what had really happened and why the feedback was unreasonable, but she stopped me and said, “Feedback is a gift. It is a mark of emotional maturity and professional confidence to be able to accept critiques graciously. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated.

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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All my gifts will bring joy and excitement! In my research about “Wave Makers” for my book Make Waves , I discovered that those who started big changes were extraordinary because of their thoughts that drove optimism, resilience, belief in themselves and others, and the confidence to keep learning. And then reality happens.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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So, instead, we might replace it with an easier question: “How confident do I feel?” How to avoid it: When it comes to confidence, we want to have enough, but more isn’t always better. What we need is accurate confidence; we need our confidence to match our likelihood of success. Explicitly consider the other side.”

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Making the Transition From Military Service to Building Businesses

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I got my wings in 2015,” Dziwulski says. The biggest gift my 10-year Naval aviator career gave me was confidence,” she says. When it was time to go to college, Dziwulski accepted the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship at the University of Maryland. Then, she enrolled in flight school. “I

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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A gift of presence. But perhaps her greatest charismatic gift is her almost palpable concern for others. Confidence to spare. In The Charisma Myth , Cabane also suggests that when negative thoughts arise, you try confidence-boosters such as these: “Assign a label to your negative experience: self-criticism, anger, anxiety, etc.

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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

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I’m confident anyone reading this has had experience a friend or employee leave for these very reasons. The McKinsey study summarizes that, “Employees want stronger relationships, a sense of connection and to be seen.” They have a drawing for one lucky winner, who gets a gift card.