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"Please don't wake up," Bailey thought, watching the cynical, infuriating guy beside her sleep. Despite his button-pushing throughout their flight, she couldn't help noticing his attractiveness now—the length of his eyelashes, thickness of his dark hair, and tiny dimple in his chin. "You checking me out, Glasses?" he asked without opening his eyes, making her flush with embarrassment. "Swear to God I can hear you holding your breath. Relax and exhale, kid; it's okay to creep on me."
When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. Unless you deliberately fight a habit—unless you find new routines—the pattern will unfold automatically. However, simply understanding how habits work—learning to recognize the cues and rewards that drive them—makes them surprisingly easier to control. Once you break a habit into its components, you can fiddle with the gears.
Behavior change is not a mystery; it's actually quite predictable. When behavior change doesn't happen, it's typically because the person doesn't want to do it, doesn't know how to make it easy, or isn't prompted to do it. With the Tiny Habits method, you can sidestep these obstacles by creating habits that are small enough to succeed regardless of motivation, designing for simplicity, and anchoring new behaviors to existing routines in your life.
Leadership isn’t about titles or authority—it’s about influence and impact. In The 5 Levels of Leadership , John C. Maxwell reveals a step-by-step path to becoming a better leader, from starting with position to earning respect at the pinnacle. Whether you're new to leadership or a seasoned pro, this book shows how to grow, lead with purpose, and develop others who will lead after you.
Most negotiations end in compromise—but not necessarily in success. Getting to Yes offers a smarter way to negotiate: focus on interests, not positions; work together creatively; and use objective standards to guide decisions. This proven method helps you achieve better outcomes without sacrificing your integrity or relationships.
Seduction isn’t just for lovers, it’s a powerful tool used by leaders, artists, and influencers to win hearts and minds. In The Art of Seduction , Robert Greene reveals the timeless strategies of history’s greatest seducers, blending psychology, history, and strategy to show how anyone can master the art of allure, charm, and persuasive influence.
Why do people say 'yes' to certain requests and not others? In Influence , Dr. Robert Cialdini reveals six psychological principles that shape human behavior, reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Whether you want to persuade, negotiate, or simply understand how influence works, this book gives you the tools to apply them ethically and effectively.
Communication doesn’t have to be adversarial to be effective. In Nonviolent Communication , Dr. Marshall Rosenberg shows how to express ourselves honestly and listen empathetically by focusing on universal human needs. This approach transforms conflict into connection, helping us navigate disagreements with compassion, clarity, and mutual respect—both in life and work.
It’s not about faking charm or manipulating emotions, it’s about activating the natural human tendency to like those who make us feel safe, heard, and valued. In The Like Switch , former FBI agent Henryk Fiedorowicz reveals how to use respect, empathy, and validation to instantly build trust, influence decisions, and win people over, in business and in life.
Contrary to popular belief, charisma isn’t reserved for the naturally gifted. It’s a set of behaviors and mindsets anyone can learn. By mastering presence, warmth, and power, you can become more influential, persuasive, and memorable. Whether in business or life, The Charisma Myth teaches you how to project confidence, connect deeply, and leave a lasting impression.
By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
When emotions flare and stakes rise, most of us either clam up or blow up. But there’s a better way. Crucial Conversations teaches how to stay calm, speak honestly, and listen deeply, even in the toughest situations. By mastering these skills, you can turn conflict into connection, confusion into clarity, and tension into trust
You’ve been taught that negotiating is about compromise, but in reality, the best deals come from uncovering what the other side truly needs. By using tactical empathy, asking the right questions, and embracing silence, you can steer conversations in your favor without giving up ground. This isn’t theory—it’s field-tested strategy from life-or-death negotiations.
Good communication isn’t about being the loudest person in the room, it’s about being the most attentive. When you learn to listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and respond with empathy, doors open in both your personal and professional life. This book gives you the tools to connect with anyone, anywhere, and turn everyday conversations into opportunities.
"You've heard people say 'She has a magnetic personality' or 'He lights up a room.' What exactly do these people do? What's their secret? They simply use their bodies to communicate 'I think you are wonderful and I'm very, very glad to be with you.' They stand up straight up with their shoulders back. They lean forward, genuinely interested in what you have to say. They look you right in the eye, and they don't let their eyes wander while you're speaking to them. They touch you appropriately.
I begin each day of my life with a ritual: I wake up at 5:30 A.M., put on my workout clothes, my leg warmers, my sweatshirts, and my hat. I walk outside my Manhattan home, hail a taxi, and tell the driver to take me to the Pumping Iron gym at 91st Street and First Avenue, where I work out for two hours. The ritual is not the stretching and weight training I put my body through each morning at the gym; the ritual is the cab. The moment I tell the driver where to go I have completed the...
Almost all of the people I look up to and try to steal from today, regardless of their profession, have built sharing into their routine. These people aren't schmoozing at cocktail parties; they're too busy for that. They're cranking away in their studios, their laboratories, or their offices, but instead of maintaining absolute secrecy and hoarding their work, they're open about what they're working on, and they're consistently posting bits and pieces of their work, their ideas, and what they're learning online.
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Ever quit a diet, a course of yoga, a meditation practice? Have you ever bailed out on a call to embark upon a spiritual practice, dedicate yourself to a humanitarian calling, commit your life to the service of others? Have you ever wanted to be a mother, a doctor, an advocate for the weak and helpless; to run for office, crusade for the planet,...
Our bodies are garbage heaps: we collect experience, and from the decomposition of the thrown-out eggshells, spinach leaves, coffee grinds, and old steak bones of our minds come nitrogen, heat, and very fertile soil. Out of this fertile soil bloom our poems and stories. But this does not come all at once. It takes time. Continue to turn over and over the organic details of your life until some of them fall through the garbage of discursive thoughts to the solid ground of black soil.
On the field of the Self stand a knight and a dragon. You are the knight. Resistance is the dragon. The battle must be fought anew every day. The dragon must be slain again and again. The dragon is stronger than you. That's why he wins. The professional understands that Resistance is fertile and ingenious. It will throw stuff at him that he has never seen before. The professional prepares mentally to absorb blows and to deliver them. His aim is to take what the day gives him.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you.