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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself. I apologized.

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If You Want to Change Your Life, Change What You Think

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It’s easy to become overwhelmed and crushed by a negative situation, and to give up before you give yourself a significant chance to rebound. We are sorry to inform you that your confidence is dead. This article was published in August 2016 and has been updated. Incoming!). I don’t have what it takes to handle this. (It

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8 Tech Podcasts to Keep You Up-to-Date on the Latest News and Trends in the Industry

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Here, we round up eight shows that discuss the latest in tech. How I Built This Hosted by Guy Raz Available to stream on Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and Spotify NPR host Guy Raz has conducted more than 600 interviews with highly successful entrepreneurs since 2016, exploring their authentic paths to success.

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done

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By the Inch Life’s a Cinch, by the Yard It’s Hard People usually procrastinate because of fear and lack of self-confidence —and, ironically, become even more afraid when under the gun. Proactive goal achievement means taking every project and cutting it up into bite-sized pieces. We have calls to answer and calls to make.

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10 Daily Habits Holding You Back from Growth

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Some of those choices are extraordinary, but most of them are simple habits that add up, one step and one day at a time. I love getting up before everyone else when the house is quiet. Procrastination can mask a lack of confidence, or a fear of being wrong or being criticized. There’s no such thing as an overnight success.

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4 Ways to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities

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If he had given up, we wouldn’t have the legend we have today. Giving up is not my style. It’s easy to give up; it’s much harder to stick to the plan. Have the confidence to be the exception, the outlier that overcomes all obstacles—someone who is willing to bet on themselves. Every person has obstacles in their life.

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10 Habits of Ultra-Likeable Leaders

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Even in undeniably negative situations, likeable leaders emanate an enthusiastic hope for the future, a confidence that they can help make tomorrow better than today. Likeable leaders don’t puff themselves up or pretend to be something they’re not, because they don’t have to. They’re even-keeled. They demonstrate integrity.

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